My Smile

my smile lured you to my lair
hinting of a light affair
alien each others world
our banter tumbled out and swirled

that night you gently touched my hair
my smile lured you to my lair
our days were filled our nights were free
wasn't long you conquered me

precious was my time with you
the minutes, hours seemed so few
my smile lured you to my lair
was not what caused you not to care

not wanting loss again my love
my smile faded and you tired of
the worry frown on my face so fair
my smile lured you to my lair

Contentment

"Contentment is, after all, refined indolence." ~ Thomas Chandler Haliburton

that beautiful place called contentment
circumvents my boulevard from time to time
eludes my compulsion for relaxation
and serenity comes to be but a wish

waterfalls soothe souls with silver ripples in
that beautiful place called contentment
complacency lounges on its creamy shores
equanimity swims with the dolphins there

when misery has been my master, i crave
its spray on my face, its air in my lungs
that beautiful place called contentment
might be a dream rather than a memory

the uneasiness of this world surrounds me
until i smell the flowers of repletion
bringing forth pleasurable awareness in
that beautiful place called contentment