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A little teacup,
Filled to the brim,
A crack edging the rim,
A saucer of floral flowers,
Little Miss, and her finery –
Of china,
Royal Doulton, a vintage delight,
Sipping infusion with haphazard eyes,
Haunted by the coldness of the outside,
Peculiar fingertips and tastebuds drip,
Storms brewing,
Lace and silk blustering,
Full in the tempests rage,
A noose of tomorrow’s cage,
A little teacup,
Drained,
Broken in pieces,
The crack runs deep,
The rim a shattered shell,
Little Miss, and her porcelain skin,
Of rose and vine,
Lips bleed, on her tongue,
Disturbed, by the heat of her heart,
Heaving chest and bent spine,
Storm clouds, hover above,
Empty in the mornings face,
A corral of today,
A little teacup and Miss, set in lace.
Love this, Jennifer! 🙂
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Thanks Eric!! ❤️
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That is much for a mere teacup to hold. Love the details in this. ❤
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A bit like my head at the moment Elizabeth lol 😅 Thank you hun.
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Oh, this is lovely!
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Thank you sweetie! ❤️
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Beautiful and moving. Such a pretty little thing in lace, a little teacup cracked too much.
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Thank you Amanda! 😀❤️ So happy you liked it!
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BRAVO! Well done!
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Thank you honey!!! 💗
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I just liked what everyone else said in comments because they used up so many great adj…….all I have left is Diva Delights 🙂
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Diva Delights! ☺️ ❤️
hmm could be a good poem title!
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So good Jen! 💜
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Thank you Nathalie! 🌷
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beautiful– i like how the poem flips and all that beauty becomes a beautiful disaster.
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Thank you Melinda! I wrote this in a very busy state of mind. Now I’m looking back on this poem thinking, that tea cup is mind right now! 😅
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you’re welcome 🙂 So your mind is overflowing? Spill its contents into new poems 🙂
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Yes, my mind is always overflowing! Never stops. ☺️❤️
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Jen, such an amazing and meaningful use of words.
All this poetry, has drilled a hole into a hidden poetry reservoir within me, AND my wife.
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Wow, thank you for your lovely words. Inspires me to write. So happy to inspire you and your wife!
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An amazing attention to details. There’s something fragile about the Miss and yet the poem is fun to read 🙂
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Thanks Jacqueline! This one has become one of my favourites. ❤️
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Thank you dear Jacqueline! For your kind words and sharing my poem. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Very beautiful, eloquently written.
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Thank you Steven! Its much appreciated. Thanks for following my blog too. I’m off to check out your site now! Jen
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You are very welcome! Thanks!
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Marvelous pics
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Beautiful, Jen! I love the image of the woman with the teacup. Your words describe her well.
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Applauding enthusiastically! Great imagery. Good to read your words again, Jen. ❤️
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Thank you so much MW! It’s great to hear from you. I hope you’re well. xxx
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Jennifer, enthralling as always, the imagery is beautiful XX
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Thank you so much Damien! xxx
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Dazzling and beautifully well written poem.
I love the imagery in this poem. 🙂
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Thank you so much Charlie! 😉
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You welcome Jen. 🙂 It’s always a pleasure to read your work and be inspired by it. 🙂
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