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As Easy As ABC (I.P.)

Posted by luigi_pagano on October 18, 2010 - 11:04
from the ABC set Cherry ripe

My mother told me
the art of making tea
was as easy as ABC.

Always warm the pot,
Be sure the water’s hot,
Cherish what you got.

I followed her advice
which had been precise
and made it in a trice.

I felt in fine fettle
and let the brew settle.
I’m certain the kettle

had seen better days,
and that, in many ways,
being mean never pays.

© Luigi Pagano 2010

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Comments

skinner_jennifer | October 18, 2010 - 11:45

Hi Luigi Pagano,
brilliant little poem, good one for (IP)
Jenny.

luigi_pagano | October 18, 2010 - 11:49

Kind of you, Jenny, many thanks.

Luigi x

fatboy74 | October 18, 2010 - 22:26

Agree with Jenny, great little poem.

luigi_pagano | October 19, 2010 - 08:38

Cheers fatboy74, greatly appreciated. As I remarked to another author I misread the inspiration point which said that it was the teapot that had seen better days and not the kettle, as I mention in this poem, but it is a fait accompli and too late to redress the situation.

luigi_pagano | October 19, 2010 - 08:39

PS I must have blown my chance of getting a cherry!

tcook | October 19, 2010 - 14:56

We'll forgive you just this once!

RachelPatricia | October 19, 2010 - 16:03

Congrats on the cherry, luigi. Lovely witty little poem, glad to see our errors worked well for both of us ;)

Rachel xx

skinner_jennifer | October 19, 2010 - 16:05

Congratulations on the cherries luigi, well done.
Jenny.

luigi_pagano | October 19, 2010 - 16:13

Tony, I am very relieved and promise not to do it again. Thanks for the cherry.

luigi_pagano | October 19, 2010 - 16:19

Hi Rachel, glad to see that neither of us was made to pay for our oversight and being rewarded with a cherry instead. I find these Inspiration Points a good incentive to set the brain in motion.
Cheers.

Luigi xxx

luigi_pagano | October 19, 2010 - 16:21

Thanks Jenny, your comment seems to have brought me luck.

Luigi x