THE BAKER
by Sandra Cookson
Every song a lovesong,
a light in the hills where bonedust
fluoresces into fearful bloom.
Yours is the hopeful song;
It would not fan the flame
or snuff the wick,
but humming all together be the conduit,
the baker standing back
to wipe the flour from his hands.
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from THE SLEEP OF GRASS: The Tribute in Poetry to William Stafford.
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