Family Tea Party (Or Greeting Sleep)

Polite request, please dim your lanterns Excuse me, I must have forgot my manners Not a wedding planer, but tea time's another thing Calling all those who hear the porcelain ring The silver spoon brings with a gentle drum Run these frilly napkins that erase glum And grab a sugar cube, or nine if you prefer Precisely heated water colored by herbs Mom take a seat next to Pookey the bear Share crumble cake because that's only fair Dad, there's plenty of room by Hobbes Spare spots next to Garfield he's a slob Georgia of course there's a chair for you With sarah the lead of our stuffy crew We've got earl grey, mate, chai latte A balancing act a dried leaf karate Complainer strained by the strainer Theses topics truthfully pertain to later For now shortbread cookies are a proper choice Cracker's crumbling love cause to rejoice But I'm getting ahead of myself again Overextending the light lanterns send No reason not to never not pretend I will rest peacefully now