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Tea for One
Hot to the fingers and hot to the lips,
you notice the steam rising from the cup.
It's too hot, but you still taste a few drips
as you put it down. The day's looking up.
A dark - dark as your coaster - and sweet brew
fills your mouth with all its warmth and its taste;
you drink yet more and the flavor stays true.
Not a single drop would you care to waste,
for it's that good. Even if it gets cold,
the taste is still there - it's so delicious,
so calming. Maybe, as the day grows old,
things will still go well - an hour auspicious -
but you know that the fun sometime must stop
after the end of the pot - the last cup.
