Hands folding dough

 

Soft 

Welcoming 

 

The oven slowly warming 

As the rain pours gently down 

 

Butter 

Cinnamon 

Nutmeg 

 

Wafting through the air

 

As the dough rests and rises 

 

Time slows down 

 

The earth feels a little nearer 

 

The chaos momentarily calmed 

 

~Franchesca Stimming