Life is a Garden Party: TEA PARTY

Tea Party

An afternoon tea is being prepared.

What will this afternoon’s welcome guests wear?

What color will be their dress?

Which tea will they like best?

On the wings of the wind floats

someone dressed in an orange cloak

stopping at the purple butterfly bush

where yellow striped guests also sip their lunch.

She’s dressed to impress

with a polka dot and striped dress.

She's not late for her afternoon cup of tea

which she's happy to share with hes and shes.

There's purple cone flower tea

and lavender blazing star tea.

She sips to her heart's content

then up, up, up she went...

to try another flavor -

zinnia tea she favors.

It's hard to decide

as she quietly glides...

to sample pink hollyhock tea

where she finds more hungry bees

sipping this nectar

for breakfast, lunch, and supper.

This tea party guest

wore an orange dress.

Did you guess a monarch butterfly?

There she goes, on the wind she glides.

Other teas await.

Guests are not late.

Yellow lily tea is sipped in my town

by someone dressed in a yellow and black gown.

Looking like she lunched on "Cheetos,"

she then stops at the cosmos.

Her wings are covered with golden pollen

as she sips from each, going round and round.

She, too, likes zinnia tea

as do the yellow striped bees.

Afternoon tea delights

these winged creatures in flight.

She samples each flavorful tea

sharing next to her friends, it's free.

Fragrant, colorful ambrosia *

uplifting, and refreshing, to all.

This garden guest

wears a yellow dress.

It was a swallowtail

who visited my dale.

Another guest prefers red tea

as they share alongside the bees.

A green vest is worn over a white tee.

They prefer a straw to sip their tea.

Around 4:00 they zoom in on sunny afternoons.

See. There. Look quick as its long sipper zooms

into red geraniums for more tea

before sampling red trumpet vine tea.

They especially love red bee balm tea, they do,

pleasantly scented with citrus flavored dew.

To cleanse their palate, a sip

of blue borage tea is sipped.

This afternoon’s guest

was a hummingbird.

Did you know? Did you guess?

Their favorite color is red.

Who likes sunflower tea the best?

It's the bees wearing yellow striped vests.

They also like squash blossom tea

while humming a morning song of glee.

This song of contentment is heard

at this tea party outdoors.

The crickets even join in

strumming a continual din.

Afternoon tea was a great success.

Whose outfit did you like the best?

Tomorrow more tea will be brewed

as more acquaintances will be renewed.

Do you have a tea party planned?

Please do take the time to plan

time to sit and sip

as your cup is tipped...

with a cup of lemon balm tea

full of Vitamin C.

Cheers! Cheers

to you, my dears.

*Ambrosia came to mind when writing this story. To me, ambrosia sounds like a dessert, as in fruit with whipped cream. (The definition of ambrosia is “food of the gods.)

When I used the computer thesaurus to look up another word for ambrosia, the first definition was beebread! How fitting for this story.

I then looked up beebread, which is a mixture of pollen and honey stored by bees and fed to their young. Isn’t God the Creator Awesome! Every detail was thought of. Because God cares for the smallest of creatures in this way, you can know for certain that God cares for each detail of your life.

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I hope these tea party guests brought a smile to your face.

When they visit me, they bring a smile to my face

as one afternoon in August I sat

with pen and paper in lap

recording what I saw happening

as overhead fluffy clouds were drifting.

My heart was cheerful

as my yard was full

of winged guests -

can you guess

from the clues above: