Take a breath and Be a controller of fear, For the guiding light is very near...

a shaker on your counter the smell at a beach the tang of a beef steak what do these have in common?

I am dark and bitter, but can be milky sweet. I was a luxury for Kings, but now for all to treat. What am I?

Linus still deems me big and great Cindy used me one way, the other couldn't wait Jack desires that I see Peter's obsessed with me Autumn effectively uses me as bait What am I?

My first's in tank, But not in panzer, My second's in carrot And also in tarot, My third is in lap, But not in recliner If one were to peer at every odd line, A further clue might emerge over time I'm a master of spin, the best you might say So what is this riddle trying to convey?