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Category Archives: tea thoughts
Tea Haiku No. 3
Pot and cup empty, The elegant leaves, though spent, Left behind qi gifts.
Teacup Deep, Mountain High
In his book “Kitchen Confidential” Chef Anthony Bourdain recalls certain memorable events that helped to shape him into the culinarian he is today – his first, raw oyster eaten one hot August day in France when he was a petulant … Continue reading
Kettles, Carriages, and the Lunar Module
“Teaism….is essentially a worship of the Imperfect…” Okakura Kakuzō – The Book of Tea My Philips variable temperature kettle started to malfunction.
Tea Haiku No. 2
Green tea, sweet as hay, Leaves awaken, greet the dawn, Perfumed call to spring.
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Tea Haiku No. 1
Red tea, dragon blood, Beats back the worst of winter, Stored essence of spring.
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Green Tea, Red Pill
Six a.m. I start my morning tea ritual, and as the well rehearsed movements begin the conscious mind is uncoupled, and decides to go off on a quick jaunt.
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Cups and Kites
I look at the pot and the cup in front of me. Their usefulness, their purpose, depends upon an essential emptiness that lies at the very centre of their existence.
The Last Cup
The kitchen is almost empty, and the light bulb shines down without so much as a shade around it, shockingly naked, giving the light it emits a hard, brittle feel. The only things left are an electric kettle, a now … Continue reading
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