Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Dispatches for the Colonial Office
Tea: A Ceremony of Civilisation
"Would you like an adventure, or would you like to have your tea first?"
-Peter Pan
England
Tea! Glorious cups of tea! For you and me! Tea from the ***, strong and wonderfully hot! Sandwiches with ham, butter and toast and jam And before the washing-up, another cup!
China
Tea. Meditative tea, a thoughtful sea Tea softly, softly brewed, a gentle mood An invocation lifted, philosophy sifted A liturgy free of any urgency
South of the 49th parallel
Gimme that jug off the grocery store shelf I ainβt got no time to brew it myself