Today's poet

[freckle]

Excellent. Thanks for the offer, but I fear the general fishyness might go against my veggieness!

Good lord! that's enough put anyone off!...Yes thank god Mrs HHH saw sense!

[Harry H Howgill]

Life is a bit like
One of Freckle's fishy scones:
Ain't quite like the plan.

[Derby Tup]

Tea

I like pouring your tea, lifting
the heavy pot, and tipping it up
so the fragrant liquid steams in your china cup.

Or, when you're away, or at work,
I like to think of your cupped hands as you sip,
as you sip, or the faint half-smile of your lips.

I like the questoons - sugar? milk? -
and the anserrs I don't know by heart yet,
for I see your soul in your eyes and I forget.

Jasmine, Gunpowder, Assam, Earl Grey, Ceylon,
I love tea's names. Which tea would you like? I say
but it's any tea for you, please, any time of day,

as the women harvest the slopes,
for the sweetest leaves,on Mount Wu- Yi,
and I am your lover, smitten, straining your tea.

Carol Ann Duffy

[Harry H Howgill]

Tea

I like pouring your tea, lifting
the heavy pot, and tipping it up
so the fragrant liquid steams in your china cup.

Or, when you're away, or at work,
I like to think of your cupped hands as you sip,
as you sip, or the faint half-smile of your lips.

I like the questoons - sugar? milk? -
and the anserrs I don't know by heart yet,
for I see your soul in your eyes and I forget.

Jasmine, Gunpowder, Assam, Earl Grey, Ceylon,
I love tea's names. Which tea would you like? I say
but it's any tea for you, please, any time of day,

as the women harvest the slopes,
for the sweetest leaves,on Mount Wu- Yi,
and I am your lover, smitten, straining your tea.

Carol Ann Duffy

Life is a bit like
A cup of tea: Never hot
and steamy for long!

[Harry H Howgill]

Life is a bit like
this forum: Loads of twaddle
With the odd rare gem.

[Derby Tup]

Life is a bit like
this forum: Loads of twaddle
With the odd rare gem.

That being one of the gems Harry!!

[Harry H Howgill]

That being one of the gems Harry!!

You are too kind. I thought I was adding to the mountain of twaddle!

[Harry H Howgill]

Life is a bit like
a haiku: often too short,
but often quite sweet.

[Derby Tup]

You are too kind. I thought I was adding to the mountain of twaddle!

It made me chuckle

[Harry H Howgill]

It made me chuckle

That's good then. That makes it all worth while.