jeff stumpo

yes, the word yeast derives from gyst, the root for that simply
yes, meaning boil, foam, or bubble, and how we cackle
at our rising sourdough starter, pungent as a witch’s brew,
what alchemists we are, turning dust and water
into bread, eat of our body of knowledge, this kitchen a bridge
between the arcane and the scientific, we mad
with discovery, Lisa telling us the mother dough is older
than our country, pulled apart and rebuilt in the ritual of consumption,
we four Doctors Frankenstein crying out
it’s alive - and we pause for effect and grin - it’s alive