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Absence of Time

Cathartic tea, steaming under our noses, away from the suffering of grown-children woes, and wifely duties. Just hanging together - best friends. rooibos - red bush tea releases the tongue’s anguish ~ red lips turn upwards Hearts bond over chicken salad, stuffed with whirligigs of grapes and nuts, and giggles. tea-fingers, wholesome bite of little sandwiches ~ the crust left behind settled in for hours of conversation - just how this happens, only God knows. He made us girls this way. Men just eat and stare, but our lady chat never never ends. The clock taps fingernail seconds, but we totally ignore, for the precious absence of time, where we sip on endless tea and release all the sadness, embrace the joy, of seasonal bliss, steeped in immaculate flavor, that life gives girlfriends. glossy fingernails pointing, tapping, red-happy ~ teas good to last sip 10/24/2017

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Date: 10/24/2017 1:39:00 PM
Your haibun is a sweet treat this morning Kim! So creative and inspiring! I love rooibos - red bush tea, being a tea drinker. It is a divine elixir!
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/24/2017 1:42:00 PM
Thanks, Connie! <3
Date: 10/24/2017 1:15:00 PM
Hi Kim: A beautiful memorial poem as I remember my Mom drinking tea in the kitchen with her sweet treat delights and her friend smoking a cigarette while I sat in the parlor playing with my toys. The friend was always talking about her nasty husband. (lol)
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/24/2017 1:43:00 PM
LOL, Ralph! Funny how we hear things! I used to sit and listen to my mom and her best friend talk. Glad it brought back a memory for you!

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