Simplicity

Photograph by J. Trent

Simplicity
by John Trent

Darkness loosens
It's subtle grip
Eye’s cast upward
As stars fade

I contemplate life
On morn’s rising sun
Slowly I sip,
With complexities abound

Coffee’s sweet aroma
Embraces my mind
Simplicity the desire
Youth's memories adrift

I raise my cup
Pausing to dream,
Warmth touches my lips
And I pause to think,

Comfort, it's taste
So calming and familiar
Then I close my eyes
And silently ponder

Rethinking, I remember
My youthful simplicity
Of times long past
And of innocence lost