Nine

Wise Woman Elder she then did explain to my father

She explained that for Chaiwalla his work is sacred

Chaiwalla does not just serve tea to train passengers

Chaiwalla brings harmony of beloved Mother India

Beloved Mother India of Chaiwalla is in a cup of tea

The sacred earth which spins on the potter’s wheel

And makes the simple clay kulhar cup for the trains

The sacred Himalayas which smile over these hills

These green hills of the Darjeeling tea plantations

Where all these women in colorful sari pick the tea

The tea leaves that Chaiwalla will make into chai

Wise Woman Elder she then did explain to my father

She did explain this is why Chaiwalla did bring him

Chaiwalla did bring my father to Darjeeling plantation

To understand. So my father can understand harmony

Harmony of kulhar cup with harmony of tea leaves