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Tea

Swirling brown perfection suspended in liquid form
Worshipped by the feeble cup it deigns to make its temporary home
It ignites synapses with fire as it caresses its willing victim's throat
Producing Brownian motion in infinite glory.
Incredible beauty is ensconced in such a seemingly elementary formula;
Who knew that simple tannins could bring such indescribable emotion?
This is one flawless addiction so deep it will not be broken,
Its sufferer never even seeing a reason to step back from something so divine.
Come close, you who have not yet discovered this precious part of Heaven;
Sip from the cup and find the quiet peace lacking in other earthly delights.
Watch your sorrows melt away in the soft exquisiteness resting within;
We'll be waiting for you.

Author notes

This is definitely not my best poem, but I had a LOT of fun, and in my mind that's really all that matters with challenges like these.
Prompt: Tea. Word bank: Swirling, brown, perfection, synapses, indescribable, Brownian, peace, divine, tannins, beauty. (Can you tell I feel very strongly about tea? ) I had several other words which I also incorporated, but those ten are my official ones.

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  • Tqop
    August 6
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    Reading this I honest didn't understand what made you happy.


    • AllThatRemains
      August 7
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      Because it's tea? Lol. Sorry. I wrote this a while back— guess I was too vague.


  • FloridaGatorQueen silver member
    August 5

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    This is a really cool poem. You are making me crave tea by reading this. Usually the only time I drink it is when I am sick though. LOL I enjoyed the read!!! Thank you for entering my contest.


  • xxRainbowDawnxx
    January 2

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    I love tea.
    I drink WAAAY too much of the stuff.
    But then again, I am always offered it. Or asked to make it.
    Might as well right?


  • broken-colours
    December 9, 2008

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    *giggles* What an obsession you have! This poem really suits you. And it's well-written besides. Good luck in the contest you've entered, sister of mine.


  • HugsForEveryone
    December 4, 2008

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    Wow! This was wonderful! I too like tea and yes I can see how much you love it
    I love how you said the tea was "suspended in liquid form". It really gave me some nice imagery.
    I am so surprised with the vocabulary you used - it blew me away, and I would never be able to spell any of them. But I did find one spelling error and it was on line two, "worshipped" only has one "p".
    This was very nice, thank you for entering my contest and good luck to you!
    ~Docteh

    • AllThatRemains
      December 5, 2008
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      Actually, in Britain, it is correct. Like spelling "realise" with an S... they spell things like "travelling" and "worshipped" with those consonants repeated.

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