A Proper Cup of Tea

Whole leaf tea, that’s Granny’s rule.
“One spoon for me and one for you.”
Add boiling water to the pot
and let the mixture brew.

Pour a cup, add sugar, milk,
then stir, let it go still.
Sip it while it’s hot or else
it’s good for nowt but swill.

A floating leaf foretells a letter
coming soon to you.
No letters ever come for me,
so maybe that is true,

‘cos we use tea bags in our house,
with not a leaf in sight.
Though everybody laughs at her,
perhaps my Granny’s right!