A Cup Of Tea Poem by James Whitcomb Riley
A Cup Of Tea
I have sipped, with drooping lashes,
Dreamy draughts of Verzenay;
I have flourished brandy-smashes
In the wildest sort of way;
I have joked with 'Tom and Jerry'
Till wee hours ayont the twal'--
But I've found my tea the very
Safest tipple of them all!
'Tis a mystical potation
That exceeds in warmth of glow
And divine exhilaration
All the drugs of long ago--
All of old magicians' potions--
Of Medea's filtered spells--
Or of fabled isles and oceans
Where the Lotos-eater dwells!
Though I've reveled o'er late lunches
With _blase_ dramatic stars,
And absorbed their wit and punches
And the fumes of their cigars--
Drank in the latest story,
With a cock-tail either end,--
I have drained a deeper glory
In a cup of tea, my friend.
Green, Black, Moyune, Formosa,
Congou, Amboy, Pingsuey--
No odds the name it knows--ah!
Fill a cup of it for me!
And, as I clink my china
Against your goblet's brim,
My tea in steam shall twine a
Fragrant laurel round its rim.
Ah, a perfect cup of tea! Our friend Mr. Riley might have thought a tea bag just too handee fer makin' an acceptable cup a tea!
To me it's an amazing ode to an invigorating cup of tea in its various sips and tastes. Thanks. But I've found my tea the very Safest tipple of them all!
a poem that I will willingly raise my cup too and happily say cheers to what is by far the best brew? , ..., , ......well written.
The virtues of a cup of tea glorified, my be, by an addict of tea.
I have sat in my backyard, on my favorite chair, on my bed and against warm sunshine with a steaming cup of tea. Just lately I discovered the tropical wine tea thanks to my recent trip to India. Loved the poem. Thanks for sharing.
i smiled reading this delightful encomium to tea. But H2O is the favorite mixed drink for me.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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My tea in steam shall twine a Fragrant laurel round its rim. So many things can be written around a cup of tea!