Short Tea Leaf Poems

zen swirled, tea leaf clouds
wisps of chi on autumn’s breath… 
         scent of sunflower

         **31 Jan 2016**...

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Tea leaf powder brewed
Token stream of tea devolves
Cyclye of life flows
Reincarnated grains bind
Nouveau palates sift huskings...

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Spirituality outpours
Lost in own thought
Playing hocus pocus
With life
No knowing
If spellbound deeds
Are coincidental
Or realistic
Tea leaf stories
Tarot turning truths told
Not wishing harm
Nor effect on any being
Simply sending good vibes
Awaiting their return
Flailing hope
Grasping edge of life
Swords to cut through
Troubled  times
A defense in your line
Of passionate belief...

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Mid morning in the now leafy white poplar, tall and symmetrical,

four flashing light and dark magnificent magpies tea leaf, steal the 

mannerisms of tinier wagtails by moving their tails up and down dancing 

around from branch to branch leading following each other and chattering 

away as though they have nothing else to do all day, for on this lovely day  

their instincts start to do what all other young adult creatures do in Spring....

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Echoes of the woman's tea-leaf warnings 
bounce in my head...
I stare at the spilled apple sauce 
all over my bed...
I watch the flickering TV in the convalescent home...
My pharmacy number is in my phone...
I dream in German but can't utter a word...
My memories blurred... My speech slurred...
Remember when we were blissful and unwed?
Why did you leave? Was it something I said?
My mind is not what it used to be...
I'm a rotting shell of stupidity......

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