Tea Tranquility

October 23, 2012 By Niki Kozak in Photos, Poetry Tags: British, civility, coffee, cup of tea, photo, Poetry, spot of tea, tea cup, tea time, tranquility 5 Comments

Recently

I’ve been taking a spot of tea

And it seems to me

That the British may be

More familiar with civility

Because of the activity

Of sitting down to tea at three

Who would America be

If instead of coffee

Whipping us to a tizzy

We sighed languidly

With a little pastry

And let the world dissolve quietly

With a little spot of tea at three

5 responses

theshepherdspresence says:

October 23, 2012 at 1:29 pm

Hey, I liked your comment on Morning story and Dilbert, so checked you out. The Tea Tranquility has a point. My father-in-law was of Canadian birth who in his twenties naturalized to an American citizenship. He never forsook his afternoon tea however. As a pastor of small churches, he always had a study place at home and closed himself away, until lunch, then again at 3 emerged for a cookie and a cup of tea for about a half hour.

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- gleaningthenuggets says:
  
  October 23, 2012 at 2:38 pm
  
  Nice to meet you 🙂 Yes, I think they are on to something! I’m going to try to get into the routine. I think a calming drop of tea at three sets us right again, washes the stress away, and give us a much needed refresher. When I have time later today (maybe during tea, hee hee) I will check out your blog too 🙂 Thanks for dropping by and your comment!
  
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Garden Walk Garden Talk says:

October 26, 2012 at 2:00 am

I have just gotten over pneumonia and tea was my friend. Three weeks of being sick I drank a lot of tea, and whether in a group of friends or alone with oneself, tea is both relaxing and comforting.

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- gleaningthenuggets says:
  
  October 26, 2012 at 2:51 am
  
  Glad you are feeling better 🙂 Yes, tea definitely has an intangible, special quality that comforts us.
  
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