Simple Pleasures

I’m grateful for life’s simple pleasures,
people are selfish, brutal, harsh and cold,
very few stop to appreciate life at leisure
in a chaotic world totally out of control;

Reminiscing about old times with friends,
just laughing over something funny said,
re-reading a great book you’ve already read;
friends to tell you the truth and not pretend

Listening to your favorite music in the car,
waking at dawn to watch a beautiful sunrise
or to lay on your back at night gazing at stars
just knowing as we age we grow more wise

Lovers taking a stroll with hands intwined,
to enjoy snuggling sleeping in on a rainy day,
simply drinking a very fine vintage of wine;
or watching the wonderful sunset over the bay

These moments we should stop and treasure,
in the simplest form of life’s simple pleasures