The dough was in the oven,
The oven was warm and bright.
The loaf of bread was well baked,
When it was taken out last night.
The family sat down to eat their dinner,
The father cut the loaf into twelve slices.
The mother felt like a happy winner,
As the family ate their fulsome dinner.
The loaf of bread was baked this morning,
The children were at the table still yawning.
When breakfast was done, they were off to school,
To study, get educated and learn life’s rule.
The soldier broke the bread and gave his friend,
This was a battle they thought would never end.
The bread was shared in a hundred ways,
While the war carried on for several days.
The breaking of bread has been done many times,
In several homes and in different climes.
The simple loaf of bread brings people together,
One humanity, one life, one family in every weather.