happiness, pint by pint

this morning

i treated myself

to gourmet cookies & cream

held the pint in my

warm hand

before heading off to work

slowly i dipped my spoon

around the edges as they

began to melt

took my sweet

sweet time

to fully savor each bite

there’s a bag of granola

sitting undisturbed

in my dusty kitchen

and the vegan yogurt

i bought

with the best of intentions

is now a day past due

but neither

of those saintly things

can lift my spirits

in the way

that a bit of ice cream

can do

*Published by Tealight Press on 11/28/20