Responsibility on a Regular Basis

Mother's Day Tea at Gallatin Inn, Bozeman, Montana

Responsibility on a Regular Basis

Mothers, take your daughters to tea.
They need it.
You deserve it.
In this world there is a need for
Less tension, more grace,
Less dissension, more peace,
Lee coffee, more tea.

Tea is a time to converse,
To listen and to learn.
So when there is a need to
Understand and to accept
With grace that with which
We do not agree-
Mothers, take your daughters to tea. 


Susan Patterson

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Audio for Responsibility on a Regular Basis

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Discussion… 

This poem about mothers and daughters is the last in my series for Mothers Day.  It,  of course, recognizes the fact that mothers and daughters do not always understand or appreciate each other.  The words, 'mothers' and 'daughters' can be used interchangeably here.  Taking someone to tea, or even making a pot at home and sharing a cuppa is a powerful thing.  Yes, one could enjoy coffee together as well, but there is something about having tea that brings a softer and a more understated power to the table. 

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And now something quite a bit different…

Ladies and Gentlemen, the following recorded poem might not be something that you would expect in this Causerie.  It is a little piece of erotica, but so well written that I could not resist recording it.  Wils Hamilton is a poet from Scotland who I think has captured the 'man to a woman' thing quite nicely.  Ladies,  be forewarned, you may need to blow down your blouses to cool off. 

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Rhododendron in the Patterson garden.

À bientôt!