Extraterrestrial Garden Tea

2025 February #004. Between petals and parsecs A golden form finds rest Not in steel chambers or neon labs But where wild flowers test The boundaries of belonging Steam rises like nebulae From clay-bound vessels small While yellow blooms mirror alien skin Nature makes her call Across light-years of difference We built our telescopes reaching up Searching distant stars Never guessing first contact might come Through teacups and garden paths Simple rituals bridging space Mindfulness flows universal Through consciousness unknown As Earth's garden becomes embassy Where seeds of peace are sown In afternoon's quiet glow No grand proclamations here No protocols to mind Just shared silence speaking volumes As species intertwined Learn beauty's common tongue The blanket spreads like cosmic sea A soft space set apart Where understanding blooms unforced As worlds drift heart to heart Through contemplation's dance