No Half Loaf, This
By Virginia Newman
Friendly were the words you said,
Tendering the loaf of bread,
Oven warm and savory;
how much that gesture meant to me,
Almost a stranger, lonely too,
And Gladdened by the sight of you.
I would repay you if I could.
Oh, yes, the bread was extra good.
(I’d like the recipe some day.)
But let me ask you if I may,
How you acquired the finer art
Of nourishing the hungry heart?
I never had the knack, somehow.
(I’d like that recipe right now.)
(1962)
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How happy I am to see this. I’ve carried a copy of this poem since the 1970’s by unknown author. No longer so. Thank you.
What an unexpected response! It’s from the April 1962 RS Magazine, p. 275, if you want a complete citation.
Hello Bessie. Fancy meeting you here. We do come from a family of bread makers and sharers.