Mackie's Teacup - A Lesson in Drawing

Mackie's Teacup - A Lesson in Drawing

Drawing by Mackie Rotor Sta Maria 
Poem by r Abe V Rotor 

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Teacup sans saucer in pentel by Mackie Rotor Sta Maria, 5 December 2017

To a child a teacup is mommy's, or grandma’s, 

       Long kept in a cupboard by the hearth,

Or a gift kept secret 'til the eve of one Christmas:

      “To the most wonderful child on earth.”

Magic the teacup brings: love, care and cheer,

      Good health, good company, best brew;

Gently raised to the air, then laid on its saucer,

      In the cycle of life’s meaning and view.

To a child the teacup is illusion and imagery,

     Flowers like eyes looking in the room;

It's never dull, never at ease, telling a story
    Like an uncaged bird finding it its home.~