she is a painter of clouds and things that stay still

she had one of the best laughs i have ever heard/she brought her friends along and we laughed together/they are about to get married/we talked about church hurt together/she couldnt wait to eat and share her loaf at sundown…she was fasting/he laughed while telling me that he loves sweets…we both tapped our bellies at the same time/he is a hero of mine/we had never met before and she was so excited to buy bread that she bought another loaf/she is my daughter and i am so proud of her/she got to meet my grandson for the first time/she is scared about what she will do when she graduates in may/she just got her first post-employment full-time job, she moved here from north carolina/she shared that her dad said that the bread tasted like the bread he ate as a child in his village/he is recording new songs/she has a smile that makes you forget your troubles/she was going to get the first c in her life/she collages so well that she should be a professional/she drives my favorite car/she is a baker of sweets in town/he taught me the bass/she has her own starter/he is a talented guitarist who has a new record coming out with his band/she waved at me like someone waves to a long-lost family member/she sells dope recued tshirts and baskets/she got to meet my grandchild for the first time/she is a pagent winner/he taught me jazz/she is finishing out her first year of college/she stood in the rain for 20 minutes to talk…and so did she/she hugged me/he hugged me/she is a painter of clouds and things that stay still/she makes a basalmic glaze/he is an amazing teacher…and so is he

this is why i bake/sell bread…because these times…these times are the poetry of life

thank you for everything. i love you all and cant wait to see you again.