It's time now, to sip my tea

thoughts
distilled
to their essence,
settle down
into
the fragrant
rich
steeped tea
of quiet serenity.
It's time now,
to sip my tea.

Love in a Teacup

a cup of tea
sits with me,
taking me to places
where I so love to be -
sleepy clouds
sprawled out at sea,
a glorious sun rising
to smile at me,
gilded waters that form
earth's wedding ring,
birds starting their day
with songs, ready to sing,
thoughts steered home
to this moment in time,
where reverie and reality
quiet in the stillness of mind;
the cup of tea is full,
and yet empty inside,
when there's love in a teacup,
grace fills it up from inside.