These Have I Loved

We read a poem entitled "These Have I Loved." It was about ordinary everyday things that the author loved. We were instructed to do the same and title it the same.

These Have I Loved

I love many simple things, all of them subtle.

The sound of blasters and the hum of a glowing blade,

The anticipation felt while waiting on a Disney shuttle.

The laughter of friends is something I would never trade.

The coolness of a summer night and the newness of springtime,

The pools of water leaking from the snow,

The pain caused by finding the perfect rhyme,

An embarrassed smile and a winking text that helps you know,

The smell of a freshly mown lawn,

Staying awake and talking until dawn,

Far away memories of a dead friendship, long-gone.

These things have I loved, they have brought me joy,

From the time I was small, just a little boy.