Five Cups

Five Cups

Five cups wait
Like wise ones
Patient

They know their time
To be useful
Will come

And they may need
The strength to 
Serve it up hot

Or to allow
Things to cool off
Breathing

Maybe their touch
In your hand
Is enough

The delicate curve
The spiral
Into eternity

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I'm celebrating today! I am officially on sabbatical.  Like these five cups, the next five weeks are waiting for their time to be useful, to be touching, to heat and to cool.  I will be spending my hours in reflection, writing, visiting with family and friends, drinking tea and playing with the DH.