Green tea is like <br />a metaphor for life <br />And most people will never understand <br />why bitter tea is sweet <br /> <br />Tea is not like coffee <br />It is strong but never <br />overwhelms <br />So its bitterness is <br />ephemeral <br /> <br />Like a small flower <br />it sheds away its outer shells <br />until finally <br />what is left is <br />the sweet nectar <br />So the aftertaste of tea <br />is sweet <br />And even sweeter <br />for it comes after <br />the bitter <br /> <br />So tea is a metaphor for life <br />And only those who dare savor <br />that initial bitter <br />will obtain tea's nectar <br />And only those who have savored <br />that initial bitter <br />will understand why <br />tea is sweet.<br /><br />Yiling Ding<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sweet-bitter-tea/
