Challenging Poetry

give us this day

give us this day
a fresh baked loaf,
with crisp crust
and insides as squishy
and perforated as a sponge
so that as it is baked,
the smell wafts from the oven,
gathering all from the
edges of the house,
and when it is broken,
it steams gently,
and butter cools it just
enough to eat as finger
tips grow almost too warm,
and as we eat it, we bless
the cook, who already
plans tomorrow's loaf.

line count: 17
prompt: bread