Sonnet For a Teddy Bear

Softer than the touch of silk More calming than the sea Better than a glass of milk And a batch of fresh, warm cookies Sweeter than the sound of rain On a tin roof in the country Erasing briefly all my pain The teddy bear that hugs me More exuberant than a burning fire Tamed and then gone wild Easy kindness brings desire If only for a little while And I don’t want to bring and end To comfort given by a friend