My Sources of Joy

In slowing my breath I embody delight.
My mind is peacefully still, comforted
in meditation by compassionate warmth.
I am consumed by effortless pleasure,
enraptured and filled with a sublime bliss
which holds me in a spiritual embrace.

In stretching out my arms and embracing
my lover when we meet, a most delightful
feeling ignites my heart, a passionate bliss,
radiating devotion, providing comfort.
Tender loving affection, fueled with pleasure,
is the only fire which keeps me warm.

In holding my child and feeling her warm
breath upon my skin I am eager to embrace
responsibility.  It is a real pleasure
providing for her and seeing the delighted
expressions which spring from a comfortable
home filled with happiness and bliss.

In charity and kindness, I realized bliss
may be shared with others. A hot meal or warm
bed is all that is required to give comfort
to a starving soul in need of my embrace.
Generous deeds that are sown with delight
will provide a harvest of infinite pleasure.

In pursuing pastimes I find pleasurable,
I am transported to worlds of blissful
proficiency where volumes of delightful
expertise give me instruction. Warmed
by information and fully embracing
understanding, I find cerebral comfort.

In recollecting my past I am comforted
by a lifetime of true contentment. Pleasures
remembered are all I need to embrace
the future with true confidence. Blissfully,
I reminisce and bathe in the soothing warmth
of a life replete with bountiful delights.

The comfort I derive from these simple pleasures
is a sweet embrace, saturated with bliss
and the unparalleled warmth of perfect delight.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Agustin Avatar
April 28, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
A   Avatar
February 11, 2016 at 9:44 AM
Clever write... LINDA
Keys Avatar
January 4, 2011 at 6:39 PM
remarkably well stated and enjoyable to read. pleasurable experience, thank you, chuck
Brown Avatar
December 13, 2010 at 11:07 AM
Congratulations on your win Darrin in Deborah Guzzi's contest. Love, Carol
Dietrich Avatar
December 11, 2010 at 4:15 PM
I love how you took every stanza to a new thing that brings you joy. Congratulations. YOu truly deserved to place in this contest. LUv, Andrea
Kendrick Avatar
December 9, 2010 at 2:54 PM
Congratulations on your win..Sara
Mehta Avatar
December 9, 2010 at 4:06 AM
Congratulations on this well deserved win in the contest of Deb, Darrin
Onclaud Avatar
December 8, 2010 at 8:53 PM
congrats on the win, darrin.. i'm sorry but all artists have their unique styles which we may like or not ... and i respect yours.. nette
Sweetheart Avatar
December 8, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Way to go Darrin on your super win in Debbie's contest with this excellent entry.. enjoy your top spot with luv.. congrats..
Gorelick Avatar
December 8, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Im so glad to read your work..congrats on your win in this most difficult form.BG
Guzzi Avatar
December 8, 2010 at 2:10 PM
Congrad's on your WIN in the contest. One can see you are winning because of the joy in your life! Great use of enjambment. Please DO enter my future contests. Light & Love
Mehta Avatar
December 7, 2010 at 1:13 PM
Great and wonderful sestina expressing joy on different sources, Darrin
Brown Avatar
December 7, 2010 at 10:40 AM
I enjoyed reading your poetry today Darrin. Hope to be reading it for a long time to come. Thank you for sharing it. Love, Carol
Onclaud Avatar
December 7, 2010 at 10:19 AM
totally charmed by this lyrical piece, darrin.. best of luck in the contest! warmest , nette
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