The Smell of Breakfast

02/10/2020 – Poem a Day Compilation



There is nothing better in this world

Than waking up to the smell of breakfast

Cooked by someone who knows you

And loves you with all of their heart.



The smell of bacon and eggs sizzling,

A freshly sliced tomato sprinkled with salt,

Mushrooms cooked in their own juices,

Sausages oozing with flavour.



Baked beans bubbling in the saucepan,

Bread toasted under the grill,

A couple of golden hash browns,

All served on a pre-warmed plate.



A pot of piping hot lemon tea,

A glass of chilled orange juice,

A jug of water fresh from the tap,

And a hot chocolate for the kids.



There is nothing better in this world

Than waking up to the smell of breakfast

Knowing that the family is all together

And the meal was made with love.

Mornings

Such rude awakening

From pleasantly delicious dreams

By my unfeeling virtual friend

To start a brand new day.

How I long to close my eyes

Against the radiantly bright rays 

And lay my head up on the comfort

Of that soft, feathery paramour?

Yet the world beckons me to rise,

To prepare for the events of day,

To ready myself to face any obstacle

That life may throw my way.

What culinary delights

Should pass my lips

To open my mind

To all the curiosities?

Which delicate aromas may waft,

Like an angels perfume drifting by,

And stir me from my sleepiness

To take on any challenge?

No food nor drink, no slurp nor sip,

Could ever be as strong

As that first, hurried kiss

From a child up several hours gone.

Their life, their energy, their absoluteness,

Endearing and draining, and life affirming;

Taking in everything and nothing,

Lost in the moment and eager for the next.