Tea from the Heart
When you serve tea to your guests, you should simply serve tea from your heart, and think about nothing more. – Sen No Rikyu
My heart has a love
of roses, and of the sea.
This tea will be rich,
fragrant, sparkling,
with a deep colour.
My heart holds
trees and mountains:
the taste and aroma
of this tea will have you
breathe deep, gaze upward.
My heart is a place
of passion and freedom.
Are you sure you can
stomach this tea?
It’s not for weaklings.
(Sorry, Sen No Rikyu, it seems I did need to do a bit of thinking, to ensure the wellbeing of my guests!)
This is the prompt for April 202, Day 27 at 'imaginary garden with real toads'.
This is the prompt for April 202, Day 27 at 'imaginary garden with real toads'.