Edification: Tea Tale

There are
So many
Different kinds
Of tea

It’s difficult
To decide
Which one
To brew;

Each one
Seems equally precious
And so delicious,
Makes me feel ambitious

But can’t drink too much
For various health reasons,
Too much zest
Is not always best,

Yet sitting in stillness
With a cup of it
Can be a meditation
In itself;

Watching the steam
Arising from
The hot black
And savouring the aroma;

Pouring in the milk
And seeing it swirl
As the spoon I twirl
And stir;

These actions alone
Bring the present home
To this brief awareness
That comes and goes.