Eyelash in my tea

It's the little things in life...

The Sun hung lazily about

Casting a glare every now and then at us

As we sat on the verandah

Sipping Darjeeling tea

The faint smell of sea breeze greeting our nostrils

Mingled with the smell of love

She swirled the tea round with a silver spoon

Making circles with a flick of her fingers 

(oh, what circles did we make indeed!)

A gentle eyelash

Probably in search of an adventure

Tired of living on her eyes

(now, is it possible to ever be tired of her? Foolish eyelash)

Bid adieu to his family and friends

And fluttered off into the mercy

Of the Harsh elements

Landing softly onto my tea

Hardly a ripple.

The verandah quietens

The Sun forgets to scowl

I look down at my tea

I see a reflection of me

And

Two eyelashes

Adorning my tea.

Now tell me, folks

Wouldn't it be foolish 

Of me to say

I am alone?

Author's Note

Anyone up for a cup of Darjeeling tea?

Reviews

[B]

this is very sweet
to hold onto her
even her eyelashes are enough to feel her presence
i guess this is true loyalty
to not need much
to feel you are with someone

[Tks]

Thank you for dropping by, Nisreen! :) that is very sweet of you indeed. Thanks once again for the positive review!

[CaillenJames]

It was a lovely poem, but I was wondering at the end... was the second eyelash your own eyelash, having left your eye to join hers?

It was really very beautiful as I have come to expect from you.

[Tks]

Thank you, my dear friend :) its always a pleasure to have you drop by

[Deepika]

This is such an eccentric and amazing piece! The title attracted me to get into it, and Bravo, I got a glimpse of such an exquisite work! Had I been in your place, I would only skim off the layer over the tea and heartily drink. I appreciate your creativity :)

[Tks]

Thank you for dropping by and for the wonderful review, Deepika! Yes indeed, I will take your advice :)

[Leviathus Fortes]

I enjoy a relaxing day with a nice cup of tea.

Eyelashes...

Nice twist.

[TheLostMind]

This one is funny indeed :) I loved the build up to the last stanza -
"Two eyelashes
Adorning my tea.
Now tell me, folks
Wouldn't it be foolish
Of me to say
I am alone?"
Good job

[anne]

this one is so nice..even i love tea so seeing such a poetry in regard of such beautiful entity..I really must say...beautiful..:))

[....................]

I love Darjeeling tea, too, so I completely understand the love affair. I enjoyed the imagery of this piece but was thrown a little by the use of the word "scowl" at first and had to read it over a few times. Then I realized that the sun couldn't scowl as you came to terms with the fact that you are not alone and that your use of the word scowl was to describe the shift in focus from the beautiful setting to the reflection of yourself and how you feel lonely. Anyway, I may be reading too much into this and perhaps it's the darkness of the word scowl within this otherwise warm and loving piece that has me thrown for a loop. That being said, I believe I will go and make Darjeeling tea! Thanks for sharing.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree.
"Wouldn't it be foolish
Of me to say
I am alone?"
Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Tks]

Hey Coyote! Thank you for reading my poetry, and spurring me further:) Have a good day ahead!
Pen On!

[Coyote Poetry]

I'm glad and you are welcome.

[jonah]

hey, Tks! that verandah looks comfy. we should sit together sometimes to spend some free time to feel the warmth of the sun...and the tea! hahah this piece is lovely. I'm a little bit perplexed about everyone there, though (or is it just you? then, who is this 'she'? or....) hahah it was a fun read anyway. oh yeah...what's darjeeling tea? sorry for asking :)) I've never heard of it before.

[Tks]

Hey Jonah!
Totally, mate, we should spend some time together just.. appreciating the small things in life:)
Aha, 'she' is, how might I put it, "Eres toda mi vida" :) the smile of my soul.
Darjeeling tea is a tea from West Bengal, and it is a really good tea:) with aromatic overtones.
Have an awesome day ahead, thanks for stopping by!

[jonah]

aaah that tea sounds very nice! yup you're welcome :)

[Roshan Nair]

You gave life to the lifeless in this piece, I particular found the visualization of this work very alluring.
Cheers , great work again!

[Tks]

Hey Roshan, thanks for stopping by! Your words are very encouraging, and I'm glad you are happy with this piece:) Thanks once again and have a good day ahead!

[Roshan Nair]

You too :)