Pastry

All night thinking, drafting, writing down and scratching out All morning carefully crafting, shaping, baking and re-baking My masterpiece of the week Summertime is freedom Freedom to try and try again A time to express and create The earth shares it’s bounty And it’s my turn to be bountiful Sweet, tart, a hint of salt Not too dry, perfectly crisp and flaky Still warm from the oven Fragrant with the fruit I so carefully manipulated My joy and passion all in one simple pastry Perfection on a sunny afternoon