Brian’s prompt for this week, which I am once again trying to complete on Thursday, is “the good life.” It was nice to reflect on what makes a good life — a good life does not have to be an easy life. It was also a timely reminder that I already have many aspects of “the good life.” ๐ At the end of each day, before going to sleep, I thank God for many things, every good thing that I can remember from the day — and most days I have a litany. This poem is also for DVerse and is a cinq-cinquain.
Breathe in:
Salty sea air,
Relaxing on the sand
Feeling the sun as the waves break —
Take breaks
Sometimes.
Other times life
Requires the daily grind,
Work giving oneself a purpose,
Reason
To wake
Each new morning,
Other than the coffee
(Although that always is a plus
For me) —
Even
In Eden ere
The first sin, Adam worked
As a gardener helping all life
To grow —
Reasons
To face each day,
A purpose found in life:
Actions to take, imprints to leave,
To love

I think having a doggy would make “the good life” even better. ๐