My Cup of Tea

My cup of tea is coffee;
My friend likes Diet Coke.
Our preferences are personal
And never should provoke.

My cup of tea is writing;
My daughter favors voice.
We cultivate what’s in us –
There isn’t any choice.

My cup of tea’s not opera,
But classic, jazz or rock;
Though you may hate my music,
It isn’t nice to mock.

My cup of tea in politics
Is liberal and blue,
Though I have friends and relatives
Who do not share that view.

If everyone would sip from
His private cup of tea,
Accepting what the others drink,
How lovely that would be!