Sunday, 4 August 2013

Back

The tea rests in the Styrofoam
Quietly brewing
Flavour into liquid
Liquid into taste
The air around the cup
Flaps the napkin
Like a white sheet
Like the white sheets
In the last place
On the bed
Which wasn't quite mine
My bed is dismantled
The red wrapped in black plastic bags
The steel frame
The good silver
Lined up
Ready to be stowed
Kept away from me
I trip over my shoes
I trip over my shoes
So tired
As this bed absorbs me
Devours me
Steals me
A light in the eye
Every hour
All hours
But I do not cry
Not now
Tears make the key slip
And if I cannot hold the key
I cannot get out
Alice whispers in my ear
Don't drink it
Don't eat it
She has hitched her blue dress up
Ready to run
Ready to scuff her little black shoes
I listen to her
So hard
When this bed changes into the next bed
And the next bed changes to a different poison soaking into my skin
We must be ready to run
We must
We must
Ah, but Alice has taught me
To run
Is to sit quietly and sip the tea
To keep in hand the nuts and bolts
Ready to re-build
That which is stolen
That which is lost
I smile
I am glad that Alice is back
When she is with me
The solution is right
A fresh cup of tea
Seasoned with dandelion dust
Blown on the breeze.


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  1. rallentanda4 August 2013 at 09:02

    A fresh cup of tea
    Seasoned with dandelion dust
    Blown on the breeze

    Beautiful haiku jewel. Positive outlook.Sending you best wishes on the breeze from the outback at the moment .Listening to " En Espanol" Nathalie Cole and it just sits beautifully with your words. Good things will come...you will see:)

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    1. Jae Rose5 August 2013 at 02:14

      Thank you Rallentanda..if you hadn't have pointed it out I'd never had known it was a haiku! thank you :)

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  2. Berowne4 August 2013 at 12:44

    Yes, always listen to Alice...

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    1. Jae Rose5 August 2013 at 02:14

      Thanks Berowne..Maybe she is calling me on a phone..like your pic!

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  3. Old Egg4 August 2013 at 19:00

    That sounds like an excellent plan that you and Alice have. When I write I tend to lie a lot but when you write you tell the truth like that light in the eye. Grow stronger Jae, come back to us.

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    1. Jae Rose5 August 2013 at 02:15

      I will try..thank you Old Egg..sometimes too much truth turns the tea sour! x

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  4. totomai5 August 2013 at 05:43

    take your time and everything will settle down.
    welcome back jae. i'll raise my tea cup on your return

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    1. Jae Rose6 August 2013 at 02:17

      Thank you Totomai..a jasmine tea i imagine on a mountain top.. :)

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  5. annell45 August 2013 at 05:48

    This is a wonderful piece and sounds like the two of you have hatched a good plan. Keep dropping those bread crumbs and find your way home. The way, only you know best! xoxoxoxo hugs

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  6. Sheilagh Lee6 August 2013 at 13:45

    I love that Alice is back and you can find your way home together.:)
    Hugs

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    1. Jae Rose7 August 2013 at 02:16

      Thank you Sheilagh..it's always good to have a travel companion.. x

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  7. Mary7 August 2013 at 05:31

    Ah, a cup of tea with Alice sounds like a delight!

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