Breakfast Quote by Amber Flora Thomas
““Aubade" I know my leaving in the breakfast table mess. Bowl spills into bowl: milk and bran, bread crust crumbled. You push me back into bed. More “honey” and “baby.” Breath you tell my ear circles inside me, curls a damp wind and runs the circuit of my limbs. I interrogate the air, smell Murphy’s Oil Soap, dog kibble. No rose. No patchouli swelter. And your mouth— sesame, olive. The nudge of your tongue behind my top teeth. To entirely finish is water entering water. Which is the cup I take away? More turning me. Less your arms reaching around my back. You ask my ear where I have been and my body answers, all over kingdom come.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: Unknown, contemporary poem
A vivid, sensual description of an intimate morning ritual, mixing mundane details with yearning and metaphor
In simple terms: Morning intimacy described with sensory detail
Key Takeaway
Notice the small moments that reveal longing
Themes
intimacy
sensory
morning
longing
Mood
reflective
intimate
Type
Breakfast:1
Tongue:1
Bowl Milk:1
Leaving Breakfast:1
Aubade Know:0
When to use this quote
- breakfast ritual
- partner interaction
- personal reflection
Key Concepts
metaphor
juxtaposition
texture
Questions to Reflect On
- What does the recurring motif of food symbolize?
- How does the poem balance tenderness with tension?
A Different Perspective
The poem’s fragmented style may obscure its emotional core
![“I shall remember this moment: the silence, the twilight, the bowl of strawberries, the bowl of milk. Your faces in the evening light.[...] I shall carry this memory carefully in my hands as if it were a bowl brimful of fresh milk. It will be a sign to me, and a great sufficiency.” quote by Ingmar Bergman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3e6/ingmar-bergman-4973_evening-light_i-shall-remember-this-moment-the-silence_20642.jpg)
