February 1, 2022
Morning Practice
By Amba Gale
Stir
your tea slowly.
See the ways
it swirls in your cup.
Stop your thinking
by being
with the tea.
Let the flavors out.
Let the stirring awaken
the life in the magic powder
from the east.
Let the tea stir
your own blood,
awakening your heart’s breath.
Invite and welcome your heart to speak.
Take pen in hand, and let it kiss the white page
with words that guide, words that nourish, words that marry you to you,
words that dive
words that carry you to view
another place.
And
when you think
you have finished
with your poem
or your writing,
or your song,
take another sip,
and listen, deeply, to the quiet applause,
singing you into your day.
