Teavent III: Haiku

Day 1:Vintage Champagne White Tea

Lightness floods bedrooms
Airy sanctuaries of dreams
Soft rain falls anew

Day 5:Ilam Black Tea

Your grandmother’s tea
Poured in the white kitten cup
Two against the cold

Day 9: Joongjak Green Tea

Summer blends to fall
Gilded fields line country roads
Last firefly nights

Day 13:Tuscan Sun Rooibos Tea

Warm colors against
Vibrant Sky with fluffy clouds
Smiling in the glow

Day 17:Coconut Oolong Tea

The juncture between
Late autumn early winter
Snow makes the bleak bright

Day 21:Cranberry Orange Black Tea

Gather friends around
Season of togetherness
Sauce shaped like a can

Day 25: Orient Express Black Tea

Banquets of spring fruits
Line many banquet tables
Spread for daily feast

Day 2: French Vanilla Black Tea

Frost on evergreen
Belie warmth within the hearth
A sweet, calm morning

Day 6: Tranquility Herbal Tea

Sleep among blossoms
Cathedral of verdant light
Awake feeling new

Day 10:Wellness Herbal Tea

Sleep plays across eyes
Lilac blossoms on the wind
Wrap in warm blankets

Day 14: Genmaicha Green Tea

Rows of Velvet chairs
Movie theater popcorn
On a winter night

Day 18: Sunny Gelato Green Tea

Sidewalk cafe tables
Announce spring’s new arrival
Trees flower purple

Day 22: Wu Yi Shan Oolong Tea

Halls of library
Echo in the gloaming dark
Stories whispering

Day 3: Garden of Eden Green Tea

Wildflowers bloom on
Spring valleys fresh with bright life
Soon fruits take their place

Day 7: Java Mate

Exhausted mornings
Walks down tree-lined campus paths
Rain on cobblestone

Day 11:Christmas in Paris Black Tea

Fires glow through windows
Painted with delicate frost
Light snow on the ground

Day 15: Santorini Sunset Black Tea

Candied figs grow wild
Island bed and breakfast dreams
Summer by the shore

Day 19:Pistachio Pu-Erh Tea

Cozy winter coats
Lights in trees make a rainbow
Hand in hand with love

Day 23: Apple Cider Herbal Tea

Tree-lined paths along
Riverwalks carpeted with leaves
Wrap in scarves, keep warm

Day 4: Chocolate Chai Black Tea

Campfire nights warm us
Smell smoke and rest by the flame
Vibrant leaves falling

Day 8:Blackberry Wild Black Tea

Mosquito bitten
Through unruly, weedy trails
Find summer’s reward

Day 12:Peppermint Black Tea

Carolers gather
At your front door in light snow
Cocoa after songs

Day 16:Vietnamese Tippy Black Tea

Winter nights outside
Crowded to see rainbow light
Community built

Day 20: Serene Herbal Tea

Cozy lavender
Blankets evening rest against
Looming congestion

Day 24: White Christmas White Tea

Frost on budding tree
Liminal space in between
Winter and springtime