Life is so good and warm

like a pair of socks in the rain

to keep your feet dry

So it is such nowadays

these days of sobriety!

We can cherish our house and lives

with all our heart and mind.

We can love and shelter each other

under this roof that belongs to us now.

We can walk all we want with bears and coyotes and dogs

and be thrilled by the wildlife and natural world daily.

Though tonight it is raining heavily

I am warm and dry on the sofa by the window door

A robin in her nest in spring

would know very well this feeling I adore:

contentment and serenity.