Tea set inspired art and writing

 Aleesha and I started with this photo prompt:

Aleesha drew this:

I wrote the following haikus:

mat unrolled

well-patinated tea set

ritual ready

East meets West

tea ceremony and

duck duck goose

attendees wait

for the tea to steep

no steam - cold brew

twisted stick

decorative?

or fuel for a fire

tea and hot water

and the deeper taste of

yummy patina

twenty cups made

before pets and children

only two survived

poor sprig

out of focus flowers

clearly seen stem

barbie and ken

items sold separately 

Japanese tea house

this presentation

when I asked for a cuppa

is unexpected 

ancient feeling

timer on my smartphone 

offscreen binging

savour the tea

time should pass unnoticed

the world falls away

savour the tea

time should pass unnoticed

gulping is gauche

nature’s artistry

biological sculptures

and patina paints

and then wrote this - perhaps a prose poem?:

Tea may be the focus but without wood the peaceful setting isn’t possible. The branch knows; it sits, crooked, with fire-hardened ceramics and cast pot nestled in. Lumber fashioned into the supporting table, twigs woven into an underlying mat, stick carved into a scoop, and makes ready the hot water. Savour one but appreciate both.