Tea

tea

(12/24/01)

_________First Place__________

evening news

the smell of bourbon

in her tea

Darrell Byrd 

 ________Second Place________

high tea

at the nursing home

stained blouses

Patricia A. Laurent 

 _________Third Place________

late fall --

a tea leaf drying

in the cup

Martin Gottlieb Cohen 

_________Below Third Place________

winter morning

a widow pours

two cups of tea

Eileen M. Benavente-Blas

afternoon tea

mountains starting

to green

ito

sisters--

two cups of tea steep

by candlelight

-naia

snow storm

the steam slowly curls

from the tea

Tore Sverredal

morning tea

on the breeze from the bay

the scent of pine

gene williamson

winter light

his tea-stained cup

on the china shelf

Carol Raisfeld 

snow flurries--

tea with the neighbor girl

and Raggedy Ann

Kathy Lippard Cobb 

tea dance

at the Peabody--

the ducks stroll in, in line

Johnye Strickland

last night's dream -

the tea grows cold

on the counter

Penelope Davis Greenwell

Lingering heat

taste of hibiscus tea

on your lips

Angèle Lux

winter embrace

a hint of tea

in her breath

Earl Keener

stiff fingers

the cup's warmth

after the tea

DeVar 

snowy afternoon

near grandpa's mug of tea

a box of trout flies

Edward 

late sunday morning

shuffling my cinnamon tea

between the bread crumbs

pamela molhuysen 

morning tea

the vendor takes a match box

from the sugar tin

Johannes Manjrekar 

cold morning

I breakfast on sticky rice

and green tea

kathi 

chilly winter morn

on the breakfast table

a steaming pot of tea

Dragonfly 

morning downpour --

filling one cup    then another

with tea

Rob Scott 

december chill...

hot rasberry tea

brings a flush to my cheeks.

Karina

steeped in tradition

she invites me

for afternoon tea

doris kasson 

back for tea,

the lieutenant colonel

sheds her burqa

Nancy 

Drifts up to three feet?

Good we stayed home, sipping tea,

talking a little.

Horst Ludwig 

our first tea

tastes like champagne

in the morning

emile molhuysen 

new moon -

empty place on the shelf

broken tea cup

Marylouise Knight 

cup of assam

a fly walks on the tea bag -

indian summer

alan j summers 

waiting

for the diagnosis --

countless cups of tea

hortensia anderson 

drained...

looking for answers

in steaming tea cup

Hazel 

Gramma's hug -

the memories come

with a cup of tea

Laurene Post 

frost painting the pane

green tea stews a fine vapor...

of home, a poem

art 

hot tea ~

steams my glasses and

the cup warms my hands

chibi 

steam rising up

a stream of milk billowing

clouds morning tea

Patrick M. Burke 

used tea bags -

swollen eyes rejoice

in chamomile

ana babic 

drink hot tea

steam fogs glasses

breathless joy

Richard Britt 

after they leave-

staining the kitchen counter

a twisted tea bag

Dove 

Brewed black tea leaf

on a child's tongue

flung down.

Ellen Dodds 

figuring taxes between

sips of hot tea --

the Ides of March

Janet Parker 

winter begins...

tea leaves green the water

and my dreams

joyce maxner 

green tea perfume

a mist travels

her nose approves

Carol Sircoulomb

steeped tea

floating leaves

an unsettled fortune

jennie townsend 

green tea

puddles on floor-

kit and pup sleep

wet whiskers curl

peigi