Interesting - I just fixed myself some genmai cha, it's steaming on the table John
Dr. John M. Bennett Curator, Avant Writing Collection Rare Books & Manuscripts Library The Ohio State University Libraries 1858 Neil Av Mall Columbus, OH 43210 USA (614) 292-3029 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.johnmbennett.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Sheila Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, April 29, 2005 0:00 am Subject: genmai tea > I reciprocate sunrise via > roasted scent of rice and tea > > sleeves fall whole post-sleep > toward this hand-filled bag of tea > > as dry blue morning equals > the mock orange dogwood and magnolia > > slippers mask floor's echo and its shine > no natural line between two points is fixed > > infinity intones proof of itself > in yellow petals pastel wild as small > > footprints make earth new > mistakes now covered shift the view > > first syllables remain thought amid > the shoots of early light and dew > > sheila e. murphy >
