If It's Made With Love Poem by Mark Heathcote

If it's made with love, every meal is a tribute
that'll provide you with strength and fortitude,
each morsel, a mouthful, flavors only dreamt of:
It doesn't matter if-it's-just a loaf of soda bread.
if it's made with love, it's a happy servitude
and if done with care, there is no substitute.

It doesn't matter if-it's-just a bowl of porridge
it's in the seasoning and herbs, a recipe's knowledge
passed down, generation after generation
and on through the centuries with innovation,
care and dedication, these processes are absorbed
physically and spiritually or just happily gorged.

If it's made with love, each meal pays homage
and if made with care, there's-nothing-ill concocted.
It takes artistry to make a meal taste divine
a good palate is delicately then refined
of course, good fresh ingredients are a must
equally, in a chicken-and-mushroom pie encrust.

If it's made with love, each flake of golden crumb,
will transform any dull taste on your tongue
if prepared with care, there's a memory conveyed
how everything tasted much better homemade.
So, ladles-and-plates used dishes aside
it's great to have your appetite totally - satisfied.