simple things

it's hard to live
without some things.
creature comforts for the most
part.
like a good bed,
a good meal,
coffee
in the morning.
sunrise, sunset.
the woods,
the lake,
the ocean. it's difficult
to negotiate
the day
without simple things
to ground us,
books and movies,
poetry.
to hear the words
I love you,
and to feel
a warm embrace.