@batch

@batch Frost on the sill. Mixer bowl scraping.

@batch Milk van idling outside. Crusts crackling as they cool.

@batch Cooling racks stacked. Flour on the counter, radio on.

@batch Tins greased, oven ticking. Street lamps still on outside.

@batch Ovens roaring, dark outside. First loaves cooling in the window.

@batch Last trays out. Flour on my sleeves, street waking up.

@batch Oven door open, heat on my face. Tins clanging.

@batch Shutter half up. First loaves cooling, street smells of yeast.

@batch Proving drawer fogged up. Rain on the shutter, radio low.

@batch Ovens ticking up. Street still dark, first tins greased.