Lord God of Bread Dough

Pray to the lord god

of bread dough

that your life rise

like a new loaf

to be eaten warm

with plenty of butter,

salt or sweet.

Pray to the lord god

of bread dough

that when words

with tiny wings

on their shoulders

flutter like strange angels

out of the night air,

you have pockets

full of bread crumbs

to lure them

onto the white page.

Pray to the lord god

of bread dough

that you never

be caught listening

to the left side

of your brain

when the right side

is trying to tell you

something

known only to the yeast.

Pray to the lord god

of bread dough

that you stop needing

and start kneading

until your life

is firm and elastic

and does not stick

to anything at all.

Praise to the lord god

of bread dough

for unseen bubbles

that leaven this eternal flatness

into the delectable

multiplicity of forms.

Savor every crust.