The Best Things in Life are Free

by Cheryl Bruedigam

Like . . . puppy dogs

A hot bubble bath . . . even if you have to get the water from a stream and heat it over a fire . . .

A purple flower . . .

Homemade ice cream . . .

Watching the sunset . . .

or sitting alone for an hour.

Raindrops and laughter,

Singing, painting, dancing . . .

Walking in the forest or along a stream,

These are the best things to me it seems.

copyright 2015

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