It's Only Solitaire

by Christopher Stolle

I’ve put the kettle on

for a cup of tea.

I’ve found a Jethro Tull

playlist on Spotify.

I’ve left all my poetry books

on bookshelves back home.

Here, where water and leaves

and sugar and milk combine

for Earth’s great elixir…

Here, where guitar solos

and sardonic lyrics combine

for Earth’s great symphony…

Here, where nouns and verbs

and commas and line breaks combine

for Earth’s great expression…

I’ve found comfort in simple.