Bathing in Tea

~Tea is a sentiment, it is poetry! Hark the music it sings!~

I shall immerse myself

in a tub of Tea,

wrapped in the chrysalis of its heat,

and sweet aroma,

inebriated by the fragrance of 

jasmine and lavender.

The baptized brain, buoyant

with drowsy peace--

on the precipice of sanity.

When the senses are bewitched, and 

the heart slows its insistent thudding,

I stir in 

the memories of old romances,

brewing in

the pastel tales of long ago.

....Simmering...

The tea awakens,

and greets me with a savour of 

half-forgotten places and people,

of muffled music,

and lost lyrics.

When the soft citrus scent of

blackcurrants, lime and orange peels 

begins to sing in unison, 

stealing away the last of my distress,

my thoughts lay suspended

on thin silken threads.

I see the effervescence stir--

amorphous and fleeting

~An exhale of sweet warmth ~

~A spiral of silver ghosts ~

~A final hiss of steam ~

In this resplendent moment,

I can hear the beat of being.

I am. I am.

Author's Note

Tea is a sentiment, it is poetry! Hark the music it sings!
Uploaded a piece after a long time, and after many edits...will review everyone back soon...(work keeps me too busy )

Reviews

[Laurierose]

I'm actually not a huge tea drinker myself. However, whenever I do it definitely relaxes me. I could actually bathe in the steam that arises from the hot cup. There's something soothing about it's properties that automatically transports me to a dream-like place. This was beautifully written. Great read.

[Moonie]

Thank you so much! I apologize for replying so late. I wasn't active on the site. :)

[Laurierose]

No problem!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh my, this is so good...all that in a cup of tea...life's pulse, the history, stirring memories that simmer in the cup and the heart...
love the ending as well.
well done,
j.

[Moonie]

Thank you so much for the kind review! :))

[Ana B.]

wow, i could almost smell the aromas you evoked. A magical imaginery, dear author :)

[Onlyme]

I loved this made me think of many a time I had a cup of tea. And the feelings I felt for those occasions. Where it was good or bad news. Expressed to perfection articulate and like a dance made me want to swoon.

[Moonie]

Thank you so much! And I'm sorry for replying so late. Wasn't active on the site. :)

[Chris Shaw]

Beautiful poetry. Lovely poetic lines and I appreciate the subject matter being a tea drinker myself. Jasmine suits me as does Vanilla Red Bush. Couldn't get my brain into gear in the mornings without my first cuppa.

Chris

[Moonie]

Thank you so much, Chris!

[Crowley]

This was wonderfully relaxing. The aromas, flavors, texture were so soothing. the tone and language were perfect and the overall effect was bringing me down a notch. Great piece!!

[Moonie]

Thank you, Crowley! Glad you liked it...

[Neville]

A delicious write indeed....Like these words, it hits the spot every time, I take mine without milk, like my coffee.....thirst slaked....cheers, Neville

[Phill Oz O'fee]

A poetical stirring of aromatic prose - full flavoured and fragrant words to read and ingest - brilliant write and great share! :-)

[Moonie]

Thank you for your words!

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I enjoyed the symbolism employed in this work. I tried to drown myself in a tub of beer once without success. I had to keep climbing out to pee. (Just kidding) Great writing.

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

This was refreshingly abstract... brilliant work.

[Moonie]

Thank you!