Zebra Brews a Pot of Tea

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Early morning I walked into the kitchen

And found a Zebra brewing a pot of tea

While checking out the news on the television

Would you like to have a cuppa too says he.

He offers it to me a cup inside a silver zarf

An ornamental metal cup holder if you didn’t know

What next, I wonder, breakfast cooked by a dwarf?

I act nonchalant hoping my confusion won’t show

I see brightly coloured ribbons flutter about his head

I notice now that he is wearing a zucchetto

A round skullcap that is coloured red

It doesn’t surprise me when he starts singing a libretto

You must be hungry too, here have a zeppole

The perfect time for a deep fried dough ball

I think as I dig in deep and have it whole

Surely I hallucinate I think leaning against the wall

In thoughtful contemplation I stroke my face

What’s this? A flowing drooping Zapata

A most magnificent moustache lies in place

This turn me into a persona non grata

Enough of this witchery I cry aloud

I will still live my life with zest

Then I hear the clap of a thundercloud

I find I am alone in the kitchen and at rest

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On to  'Z' for 'Zebra Brews a Pot of Tea'.

Finally this is the end of the challenge as I reach the letter Z.  I have absolutely enjoyed doing this.  It is different from what I normally do, i.e. flash fiction, but was fun all the same.  Would have been nicer to have received some comment love and feedback, I would have done it just the same.

My A to Z entries can be navigated to from this page - A2Z, please do take some time out to read and comments on the poems.

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