There are so many varieties of tea on store shelves that I get baffled
sometimes trying to choose. I know the ones I like but want to experiment
with flavours, branch out, be daring, even in so small a way …
A QUESTION OF TEA
how do I choose
between roobhuis 
wild sweet orange
apple spice fennel
green ginger chamomile
names that conjure
aromas from far away
tastes that would linger
are these for the rich
to savour in fine china?
or for the single mom
to ponder the choices
then pick a treat
or does she focus only
on necessities?
A Bedroom of Searchlights’: poetry. This collection draws a picture of the poet’s divorced mother, an artist with two children, who struggled with poverty, war, and the realities of daily life, yet still found beauty and comfort in her garden, and her art. From Inanna Publications, 2016.
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