Favourite Things

poem by: Ann Parks
Written on Jul 20, 2016

Some like raindrops on roses
some like whiskers on kittens
I like watching a golden
custard as it thickens slowly
in the pan, my patience rewarded.

A glittering river on a sunny day.
The sound of seagulls waking you 
in your seaside hotel room.
Fat baby feet sticking out of a pram.
Manchester Tart - an English treat
Beautiful singing by heavenly choirs
Ballet and jitterbugs raspberries and pearls
Shiny new coins , pantomime boos
poppies and water lillies, roses and Iris
Tidying a mess till it looks just so
Long train trips to unknown places
Christmas lit streets where neighbours compete
Hot summer evenings too warm to do much.

And so my dear reader 
I could go on forever
but you get the idea.
It's not the grand things in life
that make it so full
but sounds, sights, smells
whose memories
summoned in a second
help through the bad times
and reward all our doing.

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Cecilia Crasto commented:

I totally agree with you, it's the simple things in life that bring joy...well done.

ann parks commented:

thanks Cecilia!

Christopher Russon commented:

I love the sound of seagulls waking me up in the morning.nice poem.

ann parks commented:

thanks again Christopher for all your kind comments

Frank Hornby . commented on Aug 14, 2021 at 11:59am

Lovely poem Ann...one of my most favourite things is hearing my single mother gently singing..."you are my sunshine, my only sunshine" to me when I was a little 5yr old boy... it's stuck in my memory forever...

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