Tea-nager

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Tea-nager

“Aren’t you going to drink your tea?”

Looks with longing at sister’s cup

Sister: “I’m letting it cool.  No, you can’t have it!”

Touches cup with one finger. “It looks ready.”

Sister: Reaches out a sock-foot and touches cup

“There.  Now you won’t want it. Get your own!”

“Ew. That’s disgusting!”

“Ha ha, but it’s Mine!”

Mom: “Why don’t you go make yourself a cup?”

“Sigh.” Doesn’t make any move to do so.

This same daughter, who does NOT like to make her own tea,

And usually takes mine whenever I have it in sight,

Brought me a cup, made by herself, without me asking

Last week when I was sick in bed with a bad cold

Love is thoughtful beyond Habits

Kindness doesn’t even think about the Unusual

It just IS, and DOES, while its giver Sparkles

And I am grateful for a daughter’s unselfish heart

That’s my cup of tea!