A SONNET TO EASY LIVING

A Sonnet to Easy Living BY NICO SCHERMER ‘23

Slow tides, low waves, and easy breezes roll Quenching drinks pour nearby to satisfy Distant ships of foreign places far, Their troubles cannot reach us from there The sun beats down, cool water waits nearby No thought nor trouble can reach our minds, No When only boredom creeps about the fringe An easy fix is always at hand though This paradise is perpetual, yet Who knows where it leads or knows how it ends And when this bliss must finally close what then Will there be great rewards for my pleasure Or will the toils of others take them Will my life be spent well or just enjoyed