A Good Feeling
To stand in the hot sunshine
And feel it beating down upon your skin-
That’s a good feeling…
To peer through your smudged glasses
At the world around you
And see shimmering green leaves
Blowing in the wind
And a bright blue sky
Dotted with silver tufts of clouds
Surrounding you-
Making you dream of Heaven-
That’s what peace looks like…
To hear the neighbor’s dogs
Barking from across the fence
And the insects of summer
Humming in the distance-
Reminding you of the present-
That’s what reality sounds like…
To inhale the scent
Of unfamiliar men’s cologne
As they pass by
And a sweet, old lady’s perfume
As you hug her-
And feel at home-
That’s what being a friend smells like…
To be alive
At a good ol’ country burial-
That’s a good feeling…