Outdoor Contentment

Outdoor Contentment

The scenes of beauty

Of God’s great creation.

Give me feelings

Of peace and elation.

On a hidden trail with

Mountains, rivers, and trees

Is where I find

I’m most at ease.

The outdoor world

Relaxes my soul.

Something about it

Makes me feel whole.

I want calm and rest

For body and mind

God’s earth is the only

Treatment designed

To help relieve stress

And boost self-esteem

Or maybe in some ways

It helps blow off steam.

Being outdoors

Gives rest and renewal

By using God’s wonders

As your recovery tool.

No matter what state of mind

I can always be content

In God’s authentic world

Where my time is well spent.

Over the last three weeks or so I have been REALLY wanting to get out more.  Like, go to places and find nature trails, go hiking, canoeing, backpacking, rapelling, kayaking, horse back riding, camping, and things like that.  I want to try new things.  I want to do things I already know I love.  I want to get away.  There's just something about being outside and doing those type of things that gives me true contentment and peace.  I'm pretty sure that this urge to get away came about and has excelled when my parents visited my sister and brother-in-law in Virginia.  The fall color was just changing in the trees and they did go on a trail at one point.  I loved seeing all the pictures and it did make me quite jealous that my parents got to go.  (The pictures posted are from my sister's camera on her phone during that trip and a few old ones from a trip I had to Colorado.)  But, it also inspired me to want to get away myself.  I feel like it's almost like I'd be starting a resolution in the middle of October.  Hopefully I will be able to get out and see what nature has to offer in my home state, Oklahoma.  I can go to places I've been to before.  And, I hope to go to places I've never seen and discover something new.  It is the perfect time of year to start something like this.  It's turning to fall.  Colors of the leaves will be beautiful and the temperature won't be sizzling or freezing.  It's perfect.  Now I just need to just find a place, get out there, and start exploring.  Why do I need to wait?

A Cup of Comfort

A Cup of Comfort

You may think that a cup of coffee

Is nothing more than a morning drink.

But to me it is something

So much more than you would think.

The smells bring back memories

Feelings of relaxation.

Aromas that hint at good times

Contentment, bliss, and elation.

A cup of coffee.  A cup of comfort.

It makes me feel secure.

Coffee beans and creamer.

Nothing is more pure.

I sit and sip and simmer down

Enjoying this one brief moment.

Relaxing and rejuvenating

Knowing my time's well spent.

A cup of coffee.  A cup of comfort.

A brand new beginning to my day.

Forgetting my problems and worries.

As I gradually sip them away.

I used to hate the taste of coffee.  I thought it was disgusting and I had NO idea why my dad would even enjoy drinking it.  I did love the smell of coffee brewing or the aroma of freshly ground coffee beans though.  And as I got older and eventually into high school and college I came to delight in the taste and smells and comforts of drinking a good cup of coffee.  I will admit that it has to have the sweet stuff in it though.  I doubt I will ever drink my coffee black.  Now, I enjoy do a cup of coffee.  Especially when it's a morning where I can relax and enjoy it.  I prefer that over just waking up and drinking it in a hurry before school or work.  I want to sit outside in a comfortable chair and just appreciate the moment of relaxation and not worry about what I have to do later on in the day or week.  I want to just enjoy the moment of there and now.  And, of course, it wouldn't have been proper to NOT be drinking a cup of coffee while writing this poem.  I have it here next to me with my French Vanilla creamer in my Notre Dame Irish mug while watching OSU football on this glorious day where the outside temperature is currently 60 degrees.  Fall is approaching.  And I LOVE it!  :-)  

Take It Easy

Take It Easy

Sometimes I get stressed,

Worn out,

And over stretched.

But I should learn

To relax,

Calm down,

And just take a breath.

This is some good advice.  I need to do this more often, I think.  Calm it down and just take it easy for a while.  Don't think about wanting to hit someone in the face with a brick.  There's no need to be irrational here.  Just breathe and slow down.  Don't let life wear me out.  What about you?  What do you think?

bed

I had said a while back that I was going to write another poem without rhyme.  Here is the product.  I'm rather tired and looking forward to bed, so maybe that's where I got my idea and inspiration.  I also wanted to play around with capitalization, punctuation and overall format.  I felt that with this poem it worked out rather well.  I hope you enjoy it.  Goodnight everyone!

bed

bed

a bed is a place

a place to rest

for sleep

naps
relaxation

dreaming

wishing

a bed is a place

 for making love

spooning

affection

closeness

intimacy
it is a place

a place for

contemplation

reflection

meditation

prayer
a bed is a place

a place to

recover

heal

cry

recuperate
bed

a bed is a place

a place where i would like to be