Sometimes we need a bouquet
embrace of flowers
or the lilting soliloquy of a bird
first thing in the fresh sunrise
Sometimes we need to close our eyes
between dream and sleep
and poke every worry bubble
with a lollipop
Sometimes we need the soothing comfort
of a thick book or favorite film
and a warm meal that tempts
our palates with wonderment
And when the world of humanity
seems most inhumane,
sometimes we need the loving spark
of every kind of kindness, to blaze
Eliel Fionn
10/24/24