Smilicity

 * smilicity *
The simple things can pleasure
The ways the complex can fail
Perhaps it is the simpleness of us
Which such pleasures last
A kiss at night before you sleep
A warm embrace on arriving home
A word of thanks for a job well done
The simple things can power us
Feed us sustenance amazing
A belief in God unseen
Awaking from a refreshing dream
A blade of grass tipped with a drop of dew
The thought of sitting for a coffee
Or walking on a lonely pier
With someone you care about near
These simple things inspiring
Provide us with daily strength
A smile in a crowd unexpected
A stranger's offer of an umbrella
Someone asking how you are
Is not about the strange and bizarre
Not about how wealthy or tall you are
Happiness cannot be measured in fathoms or gallons
Refuses to be bottled or hygenically packed
Is a natural product found
Wherever your heart turns in joy
Releases pleasure so profound
A thousand million bibles
Freightloads of the Koran
All the words of wise and true
Are far too many to express
The simple pleasure which suffuses
A smile with warmth and body with soul
Pleasures found in rich scent of coffee
Perhaps retrieving a speck of chocolate
The sight of a swan in sight
Meeting your dog at the gate
A crackling fire on Winter night
The simple pleasures profound and immeasurable
Pleasures private and personal
Which light our life and lighten the journey
Make all the journeying worthwhile
The simple pleasure of your smile.