These I Have Loved

These I have loved:

Warm pepperoni slices and garlic bread,

Cats wrapped in blankets with bad bed-head,

Laying on top of a thick new snow

Relaxing as I start to sink below,

Filling my wallet with crisp, fresh bills,

The rise of my stomach flying over the hills,

The rhythmic chanting of a long

Soft and content sailors’ song,

A tire-to-the road rapid-pace in-your-face

Electrifying drift-round-the-corner Eurobeat race,

A freshly sharpened pencil softly gliding,

The warmth of a crackling flame so inviting,

The hand over the mouth that lets you see

That a joke hit its mark perfectly,

Single space font expanding to double space,

Seeing an entire page highlighted and erased,

The feel of a first place medal in hand,

Body surfing a wave right up to the sand,

Laying down that last card in a game of speed,

A rush through your brain after a heavy read,

The guitar solos and “C’mon!” sung high

At the beginning of 8-Second Ride,

Biting into a big-kat kit kat,

The entirety of TAZ at that,

And everything else that I adore

I’ve loved till now and ever more.

-Gaston