Rarely singular. Plural as in the community of ears. Remember, a line break is a decision as readily as the choice of "a" verses the choice of "the."
Of course, "of" is always deliberate as only a decision can.
Regarding breakfast (which is no less a decision to break fast), food carries a decisiveness to mouth, eye & nose. Although rarely discussed, a poem (with its myriad of subtext decisions) can lead to what to eat next. Meals often are inspired by the form-decisions of poetry: banquets like odes. Picnics, very haiku. The a rant akin to fast food?
we didn't know the answer
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thought the sunset brilliant
as it bullied over the hill
still we touched the warming earth
as if it held no fright
no sense in asking directions
way home is usually in sight
and yet, and yet something puzzles
as something always does
which way would be the right way
which way would offer no return
and who would go the right way
if they knew that it were wrong?