The sun slowly settles.
The kettle whistles.
Hot water over dried black leaves.
We share smiles through fragrant steam
held close to our faces.
Impatiently we wait.
The water tans.
We sip and breathe in.
Oolong on our tongues and in our noses.
The sun sits a little deeper.
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