The idea, the food, the plate and the moment,
The perfect realization of dream,
Life and the sensual.
We put the years into seconds
With the gardens and farms,
The Chef's heart and labor,
Where it all seems so easy at the table.
A cook's reward reaches and touches
Beyond the order of creation.
The beauty and the joy
Are in the over and over,
Making the same plate the same
A hundred times plus.
Same for the home cook
Reading through recipes,
Following the stages of preparation,
Adjusting for the family,
For tastes and preference,
We find what we cherish
And let that be our guide,
The great food, the life,
And smiles of our loved ones.
This is the grace and the blessing
Of a table shared,
A hundred times over,
And still it gets better every time.
