It’s not just a cup of tea
steaming swirling in a smooth cup clutched in my hand
It’s an elixir of hope
It’s not just the sprinkled stevia swirling sweetly on my lips
It’s the promise of succor
It's not just a cup of tea
It's the sip
of luminescent life
slipping down
my parched throat
swelling my soul
in the shimmering sea of now
It’s not just a cup of tea
It is not just a cup of tea
As I sip the last and set it
down with a clink –
my hand opens –
my fingers unclench
the tremulous trembling stills
breath steadies, eyes clear,
heart beats quiet calm ..
It is certainly not just a cup of tea
My mystic magic ministration
There for the steep and the sipping whenever
the fragility of all that it is chillingly seeps ....
I enjoyed reading this so much. It felt like I was drinking the tea too. You have captured the expansion of a small act encompassing the much bigger picture. Such comfort in these small pleasures. I loved this, Pearl.
ReplyDeleteAww thank you Sherry... lovely to have a cuppa with you!
DeleteAh, you are right....it really is NOT just a cup of tea. I savored your poem, one sip at a time!
ReplyDelete"sprinkled stevia"
ReplyDelete😄 I like stevia too.
delightful isn't it? thank you for stopping by Sandi :)
Delete"It's not just...." makes me think of my first cup of coffee which is so much more than just coffee. And yes, I like stevia too. Good final lines.
ReplyDeleteAhh yes I'm a coffee drinker as well... and these drinks are so much more than simple liquids!
DeleteTea is indeed mystic magic ministration!!!!
ReplyDeleteAww Rajani ... delighted that you agree - it surely feels that way :)
DeleteThis was so lovely. The alliteration made the poem more enjoyable, when you read it aloud. it's definitely 'not just a cup of tea'.
ReplyDeleteOh Sumana - I love the lyrical quality of your work and so am particularly delighted you enjoyed this one. Thank you .
Delete"swelling my soul / in the shimmering sea of now" with succor... Love the pause in now, the alliteration and the expansion of possibility.
ReplyDeleteOoooh Susan.. what a delightFULL response - you've swelled and shimmered my soul !
Deletein the shimmering sea of now - what a great image and line. Excellent.
ReplyDeleteHi there Alan - thank you for stopping - your comment fills me with gratitude.
DeletePearl,
ReplyDeleteYou've captured the range of flavours savoured within a cup of tea.
It's always more than a drink....it's the time and the reason to pause life and take stock.
Time to allow oneself a mellow moment...
Yes, Eileen precisely. Thank you for responding in kinship :)
DeleteIt's not just a cup of tea, it's the sip. Taking the everyday and linking it to an action - the noun to the verb. What a clever poet you are, Pearl Girl!
ReplyDeleteOoooh Amer... love hearing from you and being called a clever poet by undoubtedly one of the most clever of clever is indeed high praise. Hugs and thank you!
DeleteYou have captured the magic of tea. Twinings English Breakfast Tea is the way to go:)
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