TEA AND IXORAS
Its Monday morning;
My hands sense the warmth,
From a flower patterned teacup;
I walk out to the garden,
To look at the ixora bush;
Between sips of green tea,
An orange coloured butterfly,
With shades of brown,
And spots of white,
Wanders across the bush;
Lightly stopping on a bloom,
Drinks deeply from a flower,
Then flits across to another,
Drinks again, then flits back
To the one before,
And does the same;
We breakfast, the two of us,
The butterfly and i;
Me sipping and watching,
The butterfly while feeding,
Applauding the ixora's nectar;
An ordinary scene,
A Monday scene,
From the theatre of sustenance.
[first published at Poemhunter dot com 2009]
TEA AND IXORAS© gillena cox
You've heard about the Monday Blues ❧✿❧ well this is Monday WRites ( musing on the definition here of rite, as any customary observance or practice eg the rite of afternoon tea ).
Welcome to Monday WRites #31, ❧✿❧ whats your mood today ❧✿❧ I invite you to link in with one of your WRites
Linked to Mosiac Monday
I love this "A Monday scene,
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How exquisite throughout is the link with nature from title to the sit down and sip!
Thank you for your appreciation Susan
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My sentiments exactly :D the closing lines are absolutely beautiful :D
ReplyDeleteHave a great week Gillena :D
Lots of love,
Sanaa
Thanks for dropping in and linking up Sanaa
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Your poem made me happy. You can't have better poetry than that!
ReplyDeleteGlad you dropped by Vivin
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Living Monday in Sunday's light, we see Tuesday. _m
ReplyDeleteHappy you dropped in Magyar
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Hello, lovely poem. I would like to start off my morning with tea and the butterflies. Have a happy day!
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping in Eileen
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A lovely poem for early morning reading. Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday, would love to have you leave me a comment.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping in Judith
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Enjoyed your poem ... I could feel the lightness of the morning as you and Pretty Butterfly began your new day.
ReplyDeleteWishing you more of those glimpses of heaven in unexpected places.
Brenda
Thanks for your appreciation Brenda
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