A Moment To Myself

Eating ice cream outside on a beautiful spring day The dog sits at my feet waiting to lick the bowl A cat gently washes himself under a nearby chair Birds flying above chirp joyfully to one another An infant cries from an apartment across the street The whimsical sound of children playing in the distance All of this happening at the same time Yet it seems so peaceful to me The sweet scent of blossoming oleanders The warmth of the sun calming the day’s stress A gentle breeze adding to the serenity And at the end of it all I return to myself