morning prayer
just add hot water to this cup
already prepared with cinnamon and brown sugar to sweeten what is bitter
just add hot water to this cup
and the saucer will catch the overflow of any exuberant sipping
just add hot water to this cup
and everything will swirl together into magic, into morning ritual, into making sense
just add hot water to this cup
and watch the steam rise like dancing prayers
16 thoughts on "morning prayer"
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My cup runneth over: Completely in love.
The repetitious directive works so well.
As a Tea Leaf Reader, I might have to borrow your exceptional template!!
Tasty. And it reminds me of those guided meditations over morning drinks.
Can’t say enough good. Bravo.
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I love it! Nothing like a nice cup of something to bring the day to a good start.
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I will never look at steam rising again as anything other than “dancing prayers”
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Better than drinking my morning cup of coffee—well almost! I now have a morning prayer to get me dancing everyday! I love a joyous poem!
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Lovely poem – great repetition! “into making sense” – yes!
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Oh, my goodness, I’m going to be lingering over this one for a while. I have often used the word “sacred” to refer to my morning coffee time, but this poem hints at so many dimensions to this sacred ritual and to our own role in living out our lives and our need to be intentional about it. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you!
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Prayer in a cup! Love it. Creative, metaphorical. Well done.
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Lovely and beautiful.
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