No toast in Brazil
For toast I weep silently
And I eat 'guetes.
Soft, warm baguetes
I put on butter and cheese
They are filled with joy.
The jam and butter
Search for toast, but they find none
They are sorrowful.
Will I eat 'guetes?
For I have not any toast
That I might feel joy.
The toast reaches up
To touch the butter-like sun
It melts on the toast.
Looking out at rain
I long for a slice of toast
To warm the cold days.
I miss my toaster
So white and filled with promise
Of the toast to come.
I bask in warm joy
That happily emanates
From my white toaster.
Spicy cinnamon
Sweetened by sugar, on toast
It fulfills my need.