This is a Crumbs to Crunch first, today we are going to talk about poetry. Recently, I came across a little booklet called Ten Poems about Tea that explores how a simple brew can affect our lives such as inspiring love, memory and comfort. The collection begins with Carol Ann Duffy's poem Tea where Duffy makes tea for her lover. I particularly liked this line: I like the questions - sugar? milk?- This seemingly simple question creates a certain amount of intimacy as she learns something personal about her partner. Making tea becomes a gesture of her love and devotion and she is willing to do this 'any time of day'. In Thomas Hardy's At Tea love plays a different role. A married couple invite a lady for tea. Over a steaming cup of tea, the husband reflects on how their guest was the one that got away. The guest sits smiling and sips her tea, And he throws a stray glance yearningly. Instead of tea creating intimacy, in this scene, tea