When I feel my losses outweigh my gains <br />There comes a secret joy into my mind <br />Driving off ennui in subtle ways. <br />Of small trivia like sipping cool lemonades <br />Watching hummingbirds from my kitchen window <br />Receiving calls on the phone by my bed, <br />Having milk toast for breakfast <br />Or chatting with friends. <br />Now that life is ebbing away too soon, <br />I take comfort in thinking of small satisfactions <br />And try to forget those nasty old subtractions.<br /><br />Andree Quarles<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/inner-sanctum-revealed/
