Sunday morning and a bowl of Tea with Kristina

Sunday morning and a bowl of Tea with Kristina 

A sliver of sunlight pierces through the living room window 

A gong reverberates on an endless loop

We sit on the floor

 in silence

The water is boiling in the heavy kettle atop the brazier fire pit

The house cat rests near by 

In choreographed movements Kristina lays out the tea accoutrements 

The textured side handle teapot filled with loose Red Tea

Alex, the potter’s hexagonal shaped ceramic bowls 

Gently placed forming a crescent moon

One bowl one guest

The ritual begins 

The hot water flows inside the teapot for a short steep

The liquor pours in each bowl 

With a soft eye to eye contact and a half smile

Kristina offers a bowl of Tea

The one facing us

We sip

in silence

Again the gesture is repeated 

Once, twice, three, four, five times to the final infusion 

Until the ray of sun has moved passed the window

March 2023