I have never really been a fan of coffee, and have not had a drink of it for probably 40 years. My preference is always tea, whether it be top of the range leaf tea, or plain supermarket brand tea bags.
A nice mug of golden brown tea (no sugar) sets me up for the day just right.
In recent times, the illustrious poet Ian McMillan has been posting on X/Bluesky, amongst his daily morning sketches, “First cup of tea…………….”, and I love reading what that brew means today, and use it to stimulate my grey cells to try and write a response in haiku format “Second cup of tea…..” – great fun, and keeps the ageing grey cells active.
I have just posted a poem “Tea” which was written on National Tea Day, in response a post/prompt posted on “X” (Twitter) in April 2025, by The Mazzawatee Tea Company, highlighting the day.
Hope you enjoy it
Alan
