Sustenance

where do you
find yours,
in this one
precious life?
Do you have some
tucked away in
the soft warm
rubs of your
dog’s tummy?
The lazy smile of
your lover?
The smell of your
morning coffee,
and that tiny mouthwatering
moment before
the first sip?

Have you made space
for it on your
bookshelf? Or
perhaps between
the pages of your
favourite books?
In the gentle kindness
of dear friends
perhaps?
Or in those
awe inspiring moments
in nature, when you
realise that you are indeed
the bug on a much
bigger windscreen?

Where is it?
Or more importantly:
are you able to
produce a concise
tally of where
all 42 precious pieces are?
Yep, I remain convinced
that the answer to life,
the universe and everything
is indeed 42, which
then most definitely
includes sustenance.
I’m just not sure, if
like me, you often let
this precious inventory slip.
Distracted
with, well, all
the other noise.
Busy really is
a horrible word, and
practising it is worse!

So today, instead,
i’m keen to know:
where do you store
your sustenance, and is it
close at hand?

Tell me.

~Lu