Fallen Leaves (Tea-inspired poetry to sip by), Aaron Fisher (Wu Du)

This book is infused in the crystal-clear boiled spring water of wasted time, steeped in the pot of a rickety old Tea Center and decanted into the world by a scraggly-haired coot with naught but a love for the Leaf and for you.

These poems are thoroughly and completely drenched in Tea-poetry ladled out of decades of Tea practice boiled over a Zen flame with some cookyness as the salt.

For thousands of years, the Leaf has inspired hermits, poets and artists to put brush to paper. Even the teapots, cups and other utensils Tea lovers have used over the centuries are often carved with odes to the glory of Tea, as are the cliffs near where Tea has been grown and drunk.

Amongst the many boons offered, Tea inspires and uplifts us, fueling the creative heart. As forest wisdom, there is also insight and healing in a bowl of tea, which any poet would hope to express having been so moved by a tea ceremony.

Though the heart is called to sing after a wonderful bowl of tea, the liquor is always truer, purer and shines brighter in your mind. May these poems inspire your heart as much as your hand to reach for another kettle...