Desert

Giving up desserts, pastries,
candy can feel like deprivation,
like the winter of our discontent.
But a healthy way of eating,
moving into a balanced mind,
to a life of promises fulfilled
can be like the rare beauty
of a desert where deprivations
do bot come to mind but the beauty
of fauna, of flora, of natural beauty
become a favored locale,
a fond new place to feel at home.