9 Oct 2011

For Breakfast


Thank you to Tess at Magpie Tales who posted a picture by Michael Sowa, from The Little King, which immediately set my mind zooming in to focus on one detail -  the morning cuppa! This is quite ironic, as I actually don't drink tea...



Colour my tea blue
on a day which starts without you.
I'll toast "To my love."  
Because you are the sugar
which makes my life sweet.


And I've just discovered this fits Poetry Jam to a T this week! How's that for good luck? 

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28 comments:

  1. christopher9 October 2011 at 20:26

    A fine ditty
    for a morning
    in the wan sun
    of the central city
    though I'm still seeking
    a cinnamon bun.

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  2. Jinksy9 October 2011 at 20:35

    I'd rush to the kitchen to grant your wish Christopher, if I had the recipe! Hehehe!

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  3. Martin9 October 2011 at 21:08

    Where would we be, without tea?

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  4. Kristen Haskell9 October 2011 at 22:15

    Precious and I love my tea!

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  5. Roy Schulze9 October 2011 at 22:47

    A nice respite from the heavier entries, and nice too how the king is unspoken, but probably there.

    My Magpie 86 entry is Cepheus.

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  6. Laurie Kolp10 October 2011 at 03:18

    Aww... you're the sweetie-pie.

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  7. Deborah10 October 2011 at 09:46

    Aaaw ... I did like this :o)

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  8. Isabel Doyle10 October 2011 at 12:29

    cheerful! thank goodness!

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  9. izzy10 October 2011 at 14:25

    Ah yes -savory! thanks!

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  10. Brian Miller10 October 2011 at 16:41

    awww...so lovely it may give me a cavity...smiles.

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  11. Helen10 October 2011 at 18:09

    Good luck? Good writing!! Great mind!!!

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  12. imac10 October 2011 at 18:50

    Fab-uuu-lous.

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  13. Louise10 October 2011 at 19:08

    Good one Jinksy!

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  14. Lyn10 October 2011 at 19:17

    Just love the sweetness of this!

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  15. Carolina10 October 2011 at 19:39

    What??? No tea??? And you are British??? I'm shocked! LOL

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  16. Words A Day10 October 2011 at 20:07

    A Sweet One :)

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  17. Margaret11 October 2011 at 01:53

    You found "happy" in this. I pledge to find happy next week! :)

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  18. Tumblewords:11 October 2011 at 02:42

    Oh, yes! Right on...

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  19. Ann Grenier11 October 2011 at 03:22

    I agree...love your picture ...the king is a bit difficult to deal with I found.

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  20. gautami tripathy11 October 2011 at 14:38

    Loved this ditty!

    alley and valley

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  21. The Bug12 October 2011 at 01:38

    Sweet! I'm blue too when I have to start the day without my love.

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  22. Trellissimo12 October 2011 at 11:44

    Thinks:- what if he uses Splenda?

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  23. Nanka12 October 2011 at 16:39

    Lip smacking and true blue!! :) Love my coffee and Tea!!

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  24. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barry12 October 2011 at 18:00

    love it,

    sweet and yummy love note.

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  25. Mary12 October 2011 at 20:04

    Oh, this is so sweet. Almost as sweet as sugar!

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  26. Sezaaay13 October 2011 at 06:56

    wondeful piece ! loved it :)

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  27. Mike Patrick13 October 2011 at 16:29

    I believe it was the Casinos that had a song (back in the 60s?) called Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye. It was placed in the repertoire of songs I’ve sung, whistled and hummed every since. One of the lines was “Sweeten my coffee with a morning kiss.” Your poem reminds me to that, and it is a pleasant memory.

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  28. Daydreamertoo14 October 2011 at 00:04

    Awwww very sweet.... so nice to know someone is our cuppa tea ;)

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