Wow, very evocative. Well done.
Rated

"The silence grows warm, time stops."

Exceptionally well done! (rated for the imagery)

Beautiful writing, and a great photo.

RATED

Shoooooooooooooot! That gets me all warm and fuzzy!

Rated!

extremely well done (rated)

Thank you all. Your comments are so very kind. I'm pleased to share this with you.

rated for silver tongue

Thank you, Roy, for reading and for the compliment.

"His gentle insistence is met by the strength of her assent. "

Beautiful! Ying and Yang.

Imagery Rated.

Ooookay. I think it's time to slip into bed and wake up hubby now.

yes, Yes, YES!!! I'll have what she's having. But I want you to write it. Beautiful. Right on the button. ;) Rated. (not even with an "X")

ahh, this is mesmerizing, CoyoteOldStyle... and true...thus, aptly rated.

I'll have to explore more.

Nice.

water

Trudge, Sally, Cartouche and Water, thank you for your thoughts and appreciations.

This is a little more than my heart can bear -- but I think I'll read it again.

Gee, I don't know what to say here. wordless, I am.
I keep reading this and loving it.
You write well, my friend
I like the background on the pic.
rated

Oh, what imagination can do! Beguiling! Great writing, Coyote!

This is so fabulous. I'm so glad you posted it.
Lorraine

Tom, Mission, Pamela, Lorraine, thank you so very much for your kind words. I'm so happy that you enjoy this.

from http://www.peets.com/:
Lapsang Souchong has a dominating smoky flavor. Legend has it that the smoking process was discovered by accident. During the Qing dynasty, an army unit passing through a village camped out in its tea factory, which was filled with fresh leaves awaiting processing. When the soldiers left and the workers were able to return, there was not enough time to dry the tea the customary way. So they lit open fires of pine wood to hasten the drying. Upon taking the tea to market, to their surprise the new tea created a sensation. Today, Lapsang Souchong is first withered over pine root fires, then panfried, rolled and oxidized. The leaves are then placed in bamboo baskets and hung on wooden racks over smoking pine fires to dry and absorb the smoke. The result is a powerfully smoky aroma coupled with a sweet and mild taste.

Coyote - a masterful suggestive poem

Rated

Thank you, George.

don't you think it would be a fabulous idea to put together a book of this kind of thing--photographs of nature with essays that suggest the sensuality of the earth? We should think abou this.
lb

I think that idea is spot on. I'm going to send you some mail.

You two better keep us appraised of the situation. A book?

Oh, yes. A grand idea.

Thumbed.

beautiful ~

I'll keep you and the Man Upstairs in the loop, Bill.

Provocative, and indeed stimulating. Rated on so many levels.

Thanks for posting on this dreary morning.

Mother and nitejazz, thank you for your kind words.

I'll never hear the phrase "lapsang souchong" quite the same way ever again. And my partner offers it to me at times, so this could prove interesting.... "Want some lapsong souchong?" "mmmm!"

silkstone, it gives new meaning to the idea of high tea.

Very good, enjoyed it. rated

Thank you Spud. I'm happy you enjoyed this.

I like your erotica, Style, but I was even more struck by the evocative photo of the double tree. It appears to have been taken from a moving vehicle or perhaps with the camera in motion, but the camera still somehow managed to focus on the bark of the tree. The effect is a 4-dimensional representation of the tree (or what is represented by the tree), in stopped motion through time. I have tried, without much success, to get this type of shot. I like that you used a tree--rather than simply including a picture of what you seem to be writing about--to illustrate your point.

Thank you, Rich. I'm happy to hear that you like both.

mmmm :)

Thank you, Julie.

Very nice. Even subtler than the tea itself. Rated

Shiral, thank you for visiting and for your comment.

There ain't nothing better.

Oh yes, there you are so right, Crabby!

Enjoyed, rated, & what Julie said. Love the pic.

Kim, thanks. It's a delicious cup, isn't it?

Ooooo, jane, thank you! Glad to see you're still enjoying this.