The First Cup of Tea

Hot Steam Teacup Cup Of Tea Tee Drink

A transparent sieve
In a bittersweet osmosis
And carefree meanderings.
Some polyphenols and a wisp of caffeine,
In a fusion of ebony
With mahogany, transcending
Their interlaced trappings,
To be one with nature.
A concoction of all the dirty little secrets
That a bud can covertly carry
On the pinnacle, and blossom on
The tip of your trusting tongue.
When a sip unfastens
Little joys that are endearing
And counter-intuitive
As the sluggish chemistry
Of sipping a magical beverage
Makes doves flap from lip-petals,
Hummingbirds gleefully hum
Inside spacey interiors,
And songbirds sing
Of a slow bucolic defeat,
Transforming the pilgrimage of taste
To a timeless prostration
Of a blissful aromaticity.

Published by Curiosity-driven life (Dilantha Gunawardana)

Dr Dilantha Gunawardana graduated from the University of Melbourne, as a molecular biologist, and moonlights as a poet. He currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Botany, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Dilantha lives in a chimeric universe of science and poetry. Dilantha’s poems have been accepted for publication /published in HeartWood Literary Magazine, Canary Literary Magazine, Boston Accent, Forage, Kitaab, Eastlit, American Journal of Poetry, Zingara Poetry Review, The Wagon and Ravens Perch, among others. Dilantha too has two anthologies of poetry, 'Kite Dreams' (2016) and 'Driftwood' (2017), both brought to the readership by Sarasavi Publishers, and is working on his third poetry collection (The Many Constellations of Home). Dilantha’s pet areas of teaching and research, include, Nitrogen Fixation, RNA biology, Phytoremediation, Agricultural Biology, and Bioethics & Biosafety. Dilantha blogs at – https://meandererworld.wordpress.com/ -, where he has nearly 2000 poems. View all posts by Curiosity-driven life (Dilantha Gunawardana)