Simple pleasures in the Mundane

This is my portfolio entry for my Masteral Class. It's about descriptive writing. Enjoy!

Simple pleasures in the Mundane

They say that simplicity is beauty. I dare say, I agree with them. There are things that some of us take for granted but are simple pleasures that make life grand even in the mundane.

Like a cup of hot coffee made just right for your taste on a rainy day. The robust smell of the coffee is intensified by the hot water and even the dampness of the weather. The warmth that emanates from the cup between your fingers is also comforting.

The simple pleasure of grass, freshly mowed in the morning. The damp smell because of the morning dew adds more to its freshness and coolness as you breathe in and out of its scent.

The sound of an in-tune guitar as you strike each chord. The feel of smooth and soft wood as you slide through each chord progression and the vibration of the strings on your finger. The excitement it arouses in you as the song grows more and more, and soon enough you break into a song.

The simple pleasure of books whether old or new. The feel and smell of these books as you turn each of their pages and the flood of anticipation that surges in you that a new adventure is about to begin. And even dog-eared and tattered books is a reminder that some adventures are ought to be reminisced and not to be forgotten.

  The emotions a good poetry evokes. How every word used is like brush on a canvass, painting a masterpiece. And the rhyme, oh! How they make the masterpiece come to life! That poetry is ought not to be understood but felt.

Even the simplicity of a true and sincere prayer that rises from a desperate heart is pleasurable. It’s the perfect time to just stop what you were doing and just breathe in and out. When a single spoken word that seems so irrelevant but is already a prayer at the depth of your being, ready to burst out. And as you finally release and slump to your chair or even to the floor, there you know you’ve found peace.

I could go on and on about these simple pleasures that are usually missed or taken for granted and viewed ordinary and normal. Like the feel of a reassuring hand, an unexpected smile, soft kisses, hugs, a genuine word of appreciation, spoken word of love and even the opportunity to wake up for another day and being grateful that you are still breathing.

We always expect the mountain top or a monument and yet we tend to miss the very things and even people that make life really monumental. Take another glimpse for what could have possibly be a simple pleasure in the mundane.