intentionally designed
for survival
and pleasure
and connection.
Variety in texture,
temperature,
and tone;
combinations delightful
and divine.
Consider flavors -
ten thousands taste sensors
provided to detect
and appreciate
nuance.
Dining is life sustaining,
soul-filling
and symbolic of shared life.
From the forbidden apple
to the Passover,
from the last supper
to the final revelation banquet,
sharing a taste-fest
signifies connection.
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Meals as worship
begin in sweat:
muscles and ingenuity
working in consort
with the miraculous soil
to yield up ingredients.
Marvel at the color and shape
of each morsel -
the crunch of almonds or celery,
the tang of onion or cilantro -
provision as pleasure.
Thumbprints of heaven.
