Lucky 13

Fresh-picked cherries, in a latticed pie -
Release of laughter at liberal lies -
Profusion of pink in bedded flowers -
Painless, peaceful hours at random -
Companion in orange, a voiceless feline -
Noisy chorus of birds at dawn -
Home-made meals, semper fresh -
Classy music or impassioned voices -
Warmth of sun sans humidity -
Quiet gratification of a good read -
Eucharistic pleasure in God’s church -
Iced beverage augmented with hootch -
Mutuality with one man, forever young -
My lucky, laddered 13 - with love sublime.