Haikuesday May 1st, 2012

Tea can change your mind

sipping it with intention

inside and outside

• Zach Krebs

The ox pulls its weight

tea allows it to be free

then back to the pen

• Zach Krebs

Two bucks for great tea

some cost more, also worth it,

After Party Cart

• Janet

In the library

nothing cool—bad furniture

talk, tea, study, drool.

• Annie Z-K

Smiling at my cup,

The first of May winks and asks:

“Will you share your tea?”

--Mical Lewis

Tea likes heart, no sound,

no thoughts, only feelings heard,

one cup, ne'er enough

--A Humble Leaf Blowing in the Wind...

(Michael Vasquez)

The puer has arrived,

It surprised me; there were two.

I like both of them.

• Maddie Norman

Mint tea just won't do

Camelia Sinensis brew

and everything's fine.

• Josh Chamberlain

Sip 3 cups of tea

mind settles, heart opening

J-Tea, a refuge

• Lucy Kingsly

Herbs, white, green, red, black

J-Tea warm and welcoming

Tea to satisfy

• Lucy Kingsly

Spring rains bring lilacs

May Day with Iron Goddess

Everything settles

• Lucy Kingsly

A cycle of haikus by Jonathan Manly, Josh Chamberlain, and Lucy Kingsly

Sweet taste on the tip

Oolong gently fills my mouth

Bitter down my throat

Sweet taste returning

Red and green or in between

Happiness happens

Sweet taste calms the mind

Blossoming heart opening

cup of tea fulfills

A cycle of haikus by Mical Lewis, Lucy Kingsly and Josh Chamberlain

Say Happy May Day

Spring rains, blossoming flowers

A good time for tea

A good time for tea:

Zhang Shu Hu brings quiet thoughts

and a sweet haiku

And a sweet haiku

offers opportuni-Tea

for friendly playing

For friendly playing

drink J-Tea together and

run through fields of green.

Run through fields of green

selecting words like flowers

laughter fills tea cups

Laughter fills tea cups

even if you feel so-so

say Happy May Day.

A Second Cycle of Haikus by ML, LK, and JC

Reading chicken auras

scratch grains fall like harvest rains

sipping cups of tea

Quietly sitting

scratch grains fall like harvest rains

tea, chickens bring peace

Bitter cups this season

scratch grains fall like harvest rains
All the chicks gather