Some of Life's Little Pleasures.

Some of life's little pleasures

Into our lungs

we draw  each day

the essential gases

that sustain each 

breath we take

and into our bodies

we consume

the  nutrients that are 

required to survive, 

but we also inhale 

the scent of a woman, 

like the perfume of a rose

and women are strengthened

by the strong, warmth of a man 

We savor the sweet tang

of vintage wines,

or calming smoke 

of various

herbs and tobaccos 

and many other

pleasures along the way.

What a sweet treat

it is to breathe life 

to its fullest and come

away wanting more.

We delight in the 

extending of ourselves

and in so doing 

we are blessed with

the joy of newborn babies

who wail as they 

enter the world

only to be 

immediately embraced

by the two that 

gave them life

As with all the creatues 

around us

this pattern and process

is such a marvelous

thing to behold.

we like and then love 

each other so much 

that we join as one

and spend our years

sharing love's 

companionship.

We were given a wporld 

so incredibly beautiful

to dwell in

and my favorite place

to dwell is where

I am  tethered 

by a strip of land 

to the beach

and the sea, 

where I hear it's

ancient whispers 

in the night, 

as I step

off a porch

and onto the stretches 

of endless sand 

and ocean, 

savoring the salted air  

and the spray 

of the surf

This is where I will go

when I am old

and on the brink

of passing elsewhere 
 

sitting propped up 

on the edge of 

some vast continent, 

enjoying the island 

that I have made 

of all of the rest

of the world.

Perhaps as I near

my final breath

I will simply be 

washed up

on a far more

heavenly shore

and enjoy its beauty

eternally at peace.

Do not waste the 

litttle pleasures of life

indulge daily, nightly

as often as you can

and you will wear miles 

of smiles throughout 

all of your time on earth.