Dalliance at Daybreak
The morning air is cold and brisk
Fuelling steamy dreams of you.
Your heat caressing my chilly lips.
I quicken my pace
To be lost in your embrace,
My splendid cup of tea.
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This is my submission for this weekend’s Trifextra challenge, in which we had to use the literary version of an apostrophe in our 33-word piece.
Also, I wanted to remind you to check out the Speakeasy creative writing challenge. We’d love to see you there!
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Apoplectic Apostrophes 
Ah, my first thought was a line in a song about a cup. Nice.
Thanks LaTonya! 🙂
really nice description of a morning cup of tea/coffee – i am a coffee gal 🙂
Coffee’s nice too, but there’s just something about tea… 😉 Thanks for commenting Dhriti!
It was lovely
Thanks Glynis! 🙂
I really love this.
Thank you! Nothing beats that first cup of tea, especially after a chilly walk with the dogs. 🙂
Ode to Tea… I can taste that first cup as you speak… nice, Suzanne.
Excellent – then my work here is done! 😉 Thanks Ted!
Ah, that first cup of tea on a cold morning, lovely!
Nothing better. 🙂 Thanks Lena!
I was enjoying the build up…till the image morphed into tea..or chai as we call it over here. All smiles now. naughty Suzanne.
😀 I’m glad you enjoyed the build up – and even better that I made you smile!
Oh, Suzanne, you temptress, you tease!
You really had me going there. And then I settled, like an awestruck lover, for the cup of tea. It must have been the title!
Ha! Guilty as charged. 😉 The cup of tea was totally worth it, I swear.
Lol. Nuff said 🙂
🙂 Thanks Paul!
My mind went somewhere else at first ;-). I feel this way about my morning coffee.
I’m glad you can relate. 🙂 Nothing beats that first cup.
Made me smile. Lovely shift in meaning.. And I know just what this feels like – though with coffee.
Thanks Steph! I’m glad it made you smile. 🙂
Wonderful singing to tea…
Thanks Björn! 🙂
That cup of tea sounds simply amazing! 🙂
It really, really is. 🙂
The first sip of the day is always the best ;)))
Absolutely! Sometimes the last half of my walk with the dogs is spent fantasizing about that first sip. 🙂
ha! I feel this way about coffee. nice writing!
best,
MOV
Thanks MOV! I’m glad you can relate. 🙂
This tickled me pink Suzanne-awesome take on the prompt:-)
Thanks Atreyee! 🙂
🙂
There’s nothing more sensual than a good cup of tea. Or at least that’s how I’m going to see it from now on;)
Excellent! 🙂
Oh yes! Not a hot tea drinker, but I crave coffee when it’s cold. It’s just so comforting and you’ve captured the impatience of waiting for my drink to brew.
Thanks Deb! I’m glad you can relate. 🙂
For me it’s my Keurig-brewed flavored coffee. Oh yeahhhh!
This was great, from the build up to the payoff. Nicely done!
Thanks so much Ivy! 🙂
Mmmm, yes, I see your point. Aside from the little surprise twist, I really like the sound and feel of that last line – there’s a languidness about it that feels like pillow talk. I am impressed. 🙂
Aw, thanks Christine! 🙂
Love a twist like this…
and even if my sip isn’t tea or coffee , I know how comforting it is to settle into a day instead of diving head first.
Ahhhh. Steam, sip my friend.
🙂
Thanks Kir! 🙂
Wonderful how you set his up. So sexy, and then a cup of tea. How do you approach the afternoon and evening cupppas?
Thanks Sarah Ann! I don’t usually drink tea in the evening, but my afternoon tea is like a nice, quiet reprieve from the chaos. 🙂