Soft, crisp, round & square; people eat bread
Depends, where they were
born and bred!
Relished with breakfast, lunch, dinner
or even as a starter
Getting a small piece of it, for some,
is still a big matter!
or even as a starter
Getting a small piece of it, for some,
is still a big matter!
8000 CE, the grain was first crushed
battered and baked in an oven
battered and baked in an oven
Flat at first, from Egypt to the world
it evolved; the method was proven
it evolved; the method was proven
French call it baguette, Egyptians as pitta,
Indian double roti and English as bread
Indian double roti and English as bread
What's in a name? When hunger strikes
humanity and hospitality must spread.
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©Balaji Palanidurai
I wrote this poem on 27th April 2017. The trigger was the scene in front of me on the breakfast table by the window in StayAt Bromma overlooking the street leading to the Bromma train station. I was there on business trip and stayed there for 2 weeks. Breakfast was simple and had a continental spread and I loved the butter there!
The slice of bread and the salt and pepper dispensers in ghost form in front of me got me to think about the importance of bread in our life. I also became a fan of the Crisp bread and started googling for history of bread. I wanted to save this information for my future reference and wrote it in a format that I would like to read - Poem!
humanity and hospitality must spread.
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©Balaji Palanidurai
I wrote this poem on 27th April 2017. The trigger was the scene in front of me on the breakfast table by the window in StayAt Bromma overlooking the street leading to the Bromma train station. I was there on business trip and stayed there for 2 weeks. Breakfast was simple and had a continental spread and I loved the butter there!
The slice of bread and the salt and pepper dispensers in ghost form in front of me got me to think about the importance of bread in our life. I also became a fan of the Crisp bread and started googling for history of bread. I wanted to save this information for my future reference and wrote it in a format that I would like to read - Poem!
