"cha" is Japanese for tea - same or similar word used in many languages. "Tea" in fact, comes from it, or from the Indian orChinese origi9nal word. 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 10:32 am Subject: Re: genmai tea > great minds :) - one of my bags of tea says "genmai > cha"; the other, just "genmai" - but they are la meme > chose! > > And I love it. It's my new staple in the beverage > dept. > > > --- JOHN BENNETT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > >
