I have often

I have often wondered placidly

At the vastness of the sky

That let's me speak lucidly 

When the heart expands to cry.

I have often sunk my feet in seawaters 

Dotted by the magnanimous cityscape

And thanked my lucky lucky stars

That I evolved from a great ape.

I have often drowned in the fragrance

Of a bed of roses, a sweaty nose,

Feeling precisely as satiated as

If I hade gorged a cheesy nosh.

I have often felt the softness of grass

Dewy and special to tread on,

Pleased that I might mindfully escape

Into another realm where dreams are born.

I know not if Providence designed

Life to please me such each day,

Or if my mind just plays with my heart

To show me forth the way.

Or if there are more lessons to be learnt 

Or more midnight lamps to be burnt

Or if Nature grants me fortitude

In every aspect, each moment bad or good.