My Happy Place

 She calls to me, minute by minute, hour by hour.

Darlene, come and play in me.  Find something to do or change.

The heat laughs as I stand there sweating, completely focused on my task.

In my own little world, oblivious possibly quite deranged.

My problems slip away out there like water soaking into the ground

The dog is in his cage and me in my yard, that's where we can be found.

There nothing more beautiful that happens to me, all those flowers giving me smiles

The bees, butterflies, plants, people and world, in and out all the while

She calls to me, that lover of mine, who whispers to my soul

She tells me I can do anything and have all things I can hold.

I always pretend not to believe her, because I don't want to admit she's right.

It's her I choose, rather than the world, if I really want to have a good fight.

I've never known such happiness, this peacefulness that rests on my soul.

Chasing a dream and doing this thing, trying to reach higher goals. 

I know I am unstoppable, I don't need her to tell me that

But she's just like me and wants me to see, always the big splat

When I fall on my face and she laughs at my disgrace

I find I'm still very much in my happy place.