I’ve often been told
simple pleasures are best…
Like an ermine soft kitten
that purrs in my ear…
A crystalline pool
on a hot summer day…
A mockingbird’s song
as the sun melts to dusk…
Toasty thick socks
warming popsicle toes…
A dinner that’s shared
with long absent friends,
A chocolate chip cookie
that's been dipped in cold milk…
The sweet scent of jasmine
growing in my backyard…
Best of all snuggling in
your strong loving arms,
It’s your love, it’s your touch,
in their own simple way
that completes me,
and fills up my heart.