Tea Oct12 by Mark M. Redfearn Someone else’s hands brewed this morning’s pot of tea— bitter every sip. Related Post navigation ← Embracing Buddha → 18 comments on “Tea” Ye Pirate says: October 12, 2013 at 10:12 am Oh dear…a powerful statement. Reply Mark M. Redfearn says: October 12, 2013 at 3:32 pm Well, life can be brutal and bitter at times… Reply Cathy Tenzo says: October 12, 2013 at 11:02 am A strong cup of story here. I like it. Reply Mark M. Redfearn says: October 12, 2013 at 3:33 pm “cup of story”—I like that line! I may help myself to it at some point, if you don’t mind. 😉 Reply Cathy Tenzo says: October 12, 2013 at 5:52 pm Not at all. Help yourself. I may use it again at some point, too. We can share 🙂 Reply Mark M. Redfearn says: October 13, 2013 at 5:39 am Sharing is what it’s all about in the writing business. Melville, as I recall, borrowed heavily from biblical imagery for Moby Dick. Reply Ese' s Voice says: October 12, 2013 at 11:20 am I am afraid no amount of honey/sugar could save it… 🙂 Reply Mark M. Redfearn says: October 12, 2013 at 3:33 pm I think you’re probably right… Reply howanxious says: October 12, 2013 at 11:37 am Oh… now that is not good. 🙂 -HA Reply Mark M. Redfearn says: October 12, 2013 at 3:35 pm I’m sure you wouldn’t want to sip it… Reply WabiSabi says: October 12, 2013 at 12:10 pm Well….you have piqued my interest……I bet there is a good story here! Reply Mark M. Redfearn says: October 12, 2013 at 3:34 pm Oh, I’m sure I could spin you a bitter yarn that would leave you gasping for breath! 😉 Reply Chèvrefeuille says: October 12, 2013 at 1:07 pm Wonderful haiku with a bitter sweet touch Mark. Reply Mark M. Redfearn says: October 12, 2013 at 3:35 pm Mostly bitter, I’m afraid… 😦 Reply Look for A Lovely ThingLolly says: October 12, 2013 at 5:06 pm I love it. Reply Mark M. Redfearn says: October 13, 2013 at 5:39 am It probably love you as well! 😉 Reply Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says: October 13, 2013 at 11:45 am Indeed.. that could be a bitter cup.. a lot of story behind those words Reply Maggie Grace says: October 13, 2013 at 3:14 pm Quite a metaphor. We each have our own tastes even when it comes to taste. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (required) (Address never made public) Name (required) Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) Cancel Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Oh dear…a powerful statement.
Well, life can be brutal and bitter at times…
A strong cup of story here. I like it.
“cup of story”—I like that line! I may help myself to it at some point, if you don’t mind. 😉
Not at all. Help yourself. I may use it again at some point, too. We can share 🙂
Sharing is what it’s all about in the writing business. Melville, as I recall, borrowed heavily from biblical imagery for Moby Dick.
I am afraid no amount of honey/sugar could save it… 🙂
I think you’re probably right…
Oh… now that is not good. 🙂
-HA
I’m sure you wouldn’t want to sip it…
Well….you have piqued my interest……I bet there is a good story here!
Oh, I’m sure I could spin you a bitter yarn that would leave you gasping for breath! 😉
Wonderful haiku with a bitter sweet touch Mark.
Mostly bitter, I’m afraid… 😦
I love it.
It probably love you as well! 😉
Indeed.. that could be a bitter cup.. a lot of story behind those words
Quite a metaphor. We each have our own tastes even when it comes to taste.