Saturday, December 08, 2012

Reflection 3 - Hard Bread


Real Toads asks us to write to Santa. 
I have done this before so I did something a little different.
And I did make Siena Panforte today.


Hand made.

Sweet.
Spicy.
Fruit and nuts.

Strong bread.

A sensual treat,
Something to long for,
To savour.

For years 
I put it on my list,
The hints and tips 
For Santa’s little helpers.

It never came.

Gloves.  Socks.  Cheeses.

So I made my own.

By hand.

You can’t always rely on others.

Sometimes 
You have to 
Please yourself.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2012
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26 comments:

  1. You've got to hand it to you. Or not.

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  2. Well, there are those times you must be about pleasing yourself. :)

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  3. So umm ..... you took matters into your own hand, right ??

    (giggles)

    xxx

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    1. I'm predictably predictable ;-)

      xxx

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    2. I could say that 'I knew you would say that' but I'm not that predictable. Or maybe I am.

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  4. Very clever, as is you linked poem. However, I would say let us tolerate each other's religion. I would never want to live without it. :)

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  5. Oh indeed! And the end result sounds scrumptious.

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  6. Infinitely preferable to socks.

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  7. Yeah ... self help is the best help I guess ;-)

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  8. That's the spirit, JC!

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  9. Sometimes you do...um, we are still talking about bread, aren't we?

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  10. ... one mighty tasty letter to the man in red!

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  11. Gloves, socks, cheeses...not bad...but siena panforte...

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  12. True that and a good message to pass on...not to rely on our happiness in others...great write.

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  13. Wicked and funny!
    Yes, you absolutely do (have to please yourself) ! I'm sure it was all the better for you having planned it and made it happen yourself....:)

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  14. Yes, indeed! Who knows you better than YOU?!! I'm all for self-pleasure ; )

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  15. Yes, we have to put ourselves on the list sometimes ;D
    So glad you did!

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  16. so true. (and that bread looks amazing!)

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  17. Food porn :)

    For the record, forte equally means strong, hard, heavy, firm; and, as an adjective, fast and loudly.

    All good words ;)

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  18. "Sometimes
    You have to
    Please yourself."

    Ahahahaha. I don't think I'm thinking along your lines :D
    Loved it! Also loved the way your poem 'looks'.

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