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.
* * * * *
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:
butterflies, which I love,
bees and hummingbirds
quite often heard.
Various birds from dawn to dusk.
Even hummingbird moths.
Earthworms which aerate and fertilize
plus unwelcome insects, I realize,
but today my focus was on peace and happiness.
Tomorrow is soon enough to contemplate the rest.
Rather sitting or working in my yard,
it's an occasion to give glory to God:
“O Lord my God when I in awesome wonder
consider all the worlds thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
thy power throughout the universe displayed,
then sings my soul
my Savior, God to Thee,
how great Thou art,
how great Thou art!”
A happy heart makes the face cheerful.
Proverbs 15:13
The cheerful heart has a continual feast.
Proverbs 15:15
A cheerful look brings joy to the heart,
and good news gives health to the bones.
Proverbs 15:30
A cheerful heart is good medicine.
Proverbs 17:22
Here's blue borage, with a slight taste of cucumber.
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