Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POETS AT TEA: 7. POE, WHO GOT EXCITED OVER IT, by BARRY PAIN Poet's Biography First Line: Here's a mellow cup of tea, golden tea! Last Line: Tea to the n -- th. Subject(s): Food & Eating; Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849); Tea | ||||||||
Here's a mellow cup of tea, golden tea! What a world of rapturous thought its fragrance brings to me! Oh, from out the silver cells How it wells! How it smells! Keeping tune, tune, tune To the tintinnabulation of the spoon. And the kettle on the fire Boils its spout off with desire, With a desperate desire And a crystalline endeavour Now, now to sit, or never, On the top of the pale-faced moon, But he always came home to tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, Tea to the n -- th. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MARIE AT TEA by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER THE SECRET GARDEN by ELEANOR WILNER DINING-ROOM TEA by RUPERT BROOKE TEA PARTY by ELEANOR (ELINOR) CHIPP SEATS OF THE FLIGHTY: THE THIRD CHAIR by FAIRFAX DOWNEY THE TEA-TABLE; A TOWN ECLOGUE by JOHN GAY THE SORCERER: TEACUP BRINDISI by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT |
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