THE STORY OF THE MAGIC BREAD as written by Anders Markstedt Some people said it was the flour A baker said it was the salt “It’s obvious the yeast must be at fault The rising is suspect”, said Mrs Bauer The grown-ups always seem to worry When things are easier done than said We all can make our Magic Bread Just listen when I tell its story Once upon a time there was a painter Who never had a painting sold Each day the colours seemed much fainter ‘Cause paint’s expensive I am told And one day to no surprise She looked at empty canvas white Behold a blessing in disguise She gained by magic new insight She named the painting “Winter Light” Then followed “Snow and Ice” Presented next “Invisible Delight” Not to mention “Fog in Paradise” Now here the story could have ended Still poor and nothing to devour Her eyes came fixed on model splendid A mountain of all-purpose flour To move from painting into sculpture Is not a big feat when you’re famished ‘Cause bread is so ingrained in culture It felt just right when flour vanished The heaps of flours quickly melted And turned by magic into bread Indeed the linseed oil and speltseed Were harbingers of way ahead Cause bread is art and art is bread The word was quickly spread around And in the studio crisps abound Yes this was easier done than said So with the income from the sales The artist went to get a loan Cause money is the bread and bone Without it any business fails The banker wore a pinstripe suit That soon was speckled with the crumbs He couldn’t speak but showed his thumbs Up they said “We’re in cahoot!” And so it went, there was no ending To magic that the bread produced Wherever it was introduced The Aahs and Oohs were no pretending What people said was just your dream The magic bread would make come true The bread won’t tell you what to do It just encourages your scheme Don’t tell yourself it can’t be done And don’t believe there is no magic But never trying, that is tragic To never taste this magic bun
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 20:29:07 +0000
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