Many of life’s luxuries
Do not cost a thing
Like enjoying a rosy sunset
Or listening to a robin sing.
Sliding down in a still warm bed
After a morning cup of tea –
The wine-fresh air of early Spring –
All completely free.
A freshly picked ripe strawberry
Warm from the sun’s morning kiss –
Aching limbs soaking in a hot bath –
Now that is absolute bliss.
Lying in the shade of a blossoming tree
Admiring puffy white clouds
Sitting outside on a clear moonless night
Studying stellar crowds.
And though we are living in
A materialistic society
Many of life’s pleasures
Are still completely free.
March 2013
To Peter
