Today, Another Day on Planet Earth

What I have, what I want, what I seek.

Today, another day on Planet Earth.

Another day is what I have, dragging

Mementos of the past behind me.

Should I keep it simple, and not grapple

With the unreasonable, I shall realize

What I want. I’ll begin with my ability,

Being aware and respectful of my age

And physical liabilities. Rather than wage,

War on gravity which weighs heavier

Upon me with each advancing day, I

Shall sit and rest a spell when the down-

Ward pull becomes too demanding. It’s

More practical when I’m seated in a chair

Which then shares the applied strain of

Natural Earthly forces. There, that’s much

Better. What I want, and had the foresight

To bring with me is a mug of piping hot

Coffee. In my many years as a consumer

And self-proclaimed connoisseur of morning

Brew, I have determined that brand is no

Longer a factor. Served hot and black is all

Which actually matters...Ahh, perfect! Now

That my first two requisites for the day have

Been achieved, only that “which I seek”

Remains. I hold the remote control in my

Hand, and have selected the background

Music to stimulate my mood. Currently,

Mozart presents the melody to serenade

My appropriately situated place in time.

Bravo! Let the writing begin. Simplicity,

The key for me, has once again been suc-

Cessfully achieved. “Today, another day

On Planet Earth,” my thematic idea for that

Which I have sought since my awakening

Is well underway.

Chris Hanch 5-13-17