Homework for May 2023 - "Life's Simple Things"
Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 12:17 pm
Hi All
Well, I've been blown away by all of your wonderful depictions of winter - and Bob's outline of the warmth of a Queensland chill!
So I decided to take a different approach and use just the one rhyming prompt - "a hot chocolate mug is as good as a hug".
LIFE'S SIMPLE THINGS
© Shelley Hansen 2023
A hot chocolate mug is as good as a hug
when the frosty air tickles my nose.
A billy of tea is uplifting to me
round the campfire that crackles and glows.
A bowl of thick soup makes me stop and regroup
when a busy day leaves me deplete.
With butter spread thick on fresh bread (that’s the trick),
it’s the ultimate comfort-rich treat!
A fresh mango slice is beyond any price,
and I can’t help but smile – come what may.
The softness and fun of a sweet fruity bun
takes me back to my school breakup day.
A sponge cake, so light, fills my heart with delight –
decorated with cherries and cream,
until I recall that my favourite of all
must be rum-infused fruit cake – a dream!
Fine flavours galore to enjoy and explore
are abundant in produce on earth.
But do we just brush through our lives in a rush
and forget to acknowledge their worth?
Let's never neglect to take time and reflect
on the blessings that each new day brings,
for better tenfold than the glitter of gold
are the treasures of life’s simple things.
Well, I've been blown away by all of your wonderful depictions of winter - and Bob's outline of the warmth of a Queensland chill!
So I decided to take a different approach and use just the one rhyming prompt - "a hot chocolate mug is as good as a hug".
LIFE'S SIMPLE THINGS
© Shelley Hansen 2023
A hot chocolate mug is as good as a hug
when the frosty air tickles my nose.
A billy of tea is uplifting to me
round the campfire that crackles and glows.
A bowl of thick soup makes me stop and regroup
when a busy day leaves me deplete.
With butter spread thick on fresh bread (that’s the trick),
it’s the ultimate comfort-rich treat!
A fresh mango slice is beyond any price,
and I can’t help but smile – come what may.
The softness and fun of a sweet fruity bun
takes me back to my school breakup day.
A sponge cake, so light, fills my heart with delight –
decorated with cherries and cream,
until I recall that my favourite of all
must be rum-infused fruit cake – a dream!
Fine flavours galore to enjoy and explore
are abundant in produce on earth.
But do we just brush through our lives in a rush
and forget to acknowledge their worth?
Let's never neglect to take time and reflect
on the blessings that each new day brings,
for better tenfold than the glitter of gold
are the treasures of life’s simple things.