A brief rest from moving
to the second floor,
before their lunch
and after ours
After introductions
were made,
we discussed many
vintages of wine
while gunpowder green tea
was brewing
My friend’s son
just graduated from
culinary school,
he talks of wine and teas,
so a spontaneous
tea ceremony begins
Her mother,
visiting from Ecuador,
was so lovely.
I want to see her house
in Quinto one day
The tea showed us
several colors and flavors
during the three tastings.
One, smoky and metallic,
like pennies on the tongue
Two, more like spring,
a certain grass, maybe
asparagus
Third, wet, mellow,
traces of shaved almond.
Amazing, what different
worlds one can find
in a tiny cup,
three times.