A lyrical scarf to warm your throat,
And stay up with you on cold winter nights.
- Keeps you going, keeps you sweet,
Alive and merry.
Relieves you, revives you, releases a smile.
Complimenting the stars, the moon.
And tobacco on your lips.
Or Sunrise, early showers, soapy skin
- Waiting in the morning to greet you gently.
Takes you to bed, where it keeps your body warm.
Snug –
While lavender soothes the little of your being it cannot.
Reflecting emotion. Moods.
Mild, sweet, milky.
Bitter, dark, hot.
Black or white.
Satisfying the palette.
Settling your stomach,
Quenching a dry mouth.
Hospitable. Welcoming. Kind.
An Icebreaker.
An offering.
Pulling down barriers.
Instructing courage, calming fear –
Spiders in life’s web,
Guard dogs in foreign countries,
And smoky kitchens are overcome.
- Strength, heart and peace of mind rebuilt.
Stirs thought as a spoon stirs sugar –
Feeding a fire, a flame – billows to a weary mind,
Wind to lifeless sails. Perpetual motion.
Washing motivation into your soul
Somewhere between breakfast and lunch.
The afternoon’s unsuspecting catalyst.
Preserving optimism.
A fifth hope. Tshepo.
Encouraging self-erudition. Articulation.
Translating and unwinding complex language.
For two and a half minutes, the world is a simple place.
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