Hello, word artists and admirers! As many of you know, I've been a student of Japanese tea ceremony for over a decade. In that time, I've gotten to meet other nice, tea-obsessed folks. Terry was one of them. She was endlessly enthusiastic about tea, and life in general. She also was the first person to encourage me to do a public tea demonstration. Sadly, last year Terry passed away. In her last few weeks she made it a point to share tea and some of her well loved tea-treasures with other members of the tea school. I was very honored to receive a special bag, made from one of her obi, that I could use at events to hold my tea things.
Every time I use it, I will think of her encouraging voice.
So in honor of Terry, and her legacy of encouragement and hospitality, this week's optional prompt will be about legacies, either one legacy in specific or the idea of legacies in general. I'll accept fiction or non-fiction, prose or poetry. Just be sure to keep your pieces to 369 words or fewer and one entry per person please.
Next week, we shall ask you to answer the question, 'The world feels completely meaningless. Why f**king bother?'
A wonderful memory of our friend - thank you for the prompt - Jae
ReplyDeleteYes, a lovely memory. That we all leave a bit of ourselves in someone else is all that we can ask. (Had to laugh when I read next week's prompt.)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely memento from a lovely friend! Although I can't share your love of tea, I do find the ceremonial stuff most fascinating and attractive.
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