catalpa blossoms cascading down; exchanging secrets; in a station at the metro.

winning the award; carousing with Titania and Oberon and their friends at midnight; sun sparkles on the waves.

finding a golden ball by the lily pond; fresh bread and wild honey; the herald announcing.

a donkey chewing the buttercups; enormous pleasure; climbing to the top of the lighthouse.

new red shoes; dowsing for water; encountering an elf in your garden.

the finest hemp wedding gown; hundreds of swallows in your yard; snow-capped mountains in the summer.

a bridge of roses; the full June honey moon; seven ravens turning into seven brothers.

the red carpet rolling out before you; the quiet after the storm; a friend you can count on.

sleeping by the lily pond; your book being selected for Oprah’s Book Club; encountering a friendly dragon on your way.

surprised by a small gift tied with a ribbon; a big bowl of freshly picked blueberries; the barn dance.

a field of wild irises; satisfaction in a job well done; leaving behind a slipper at the ball.

miniature Japanese lanterns strung around the garden; naming the baby; a majestic thunderstorm.

entering the cool cave behind the waterfall; hidden by leaves; the smell of fresh bread.

sleeping under the wing of a hen; old blue jeans; the color of dawn.

the snowy owl on your shoulder; finding a way out; the heat in the middle of the night.

shouldering the pack; the story emerging in the crystal ball; Sappho.

watching salmon leap into sunshine; the evening star; heading home after the great adventure.

a spiderweb covered with dew in the moonlight; mint tea on a hot day; listening for the rhythm.

sitting under a palm tree in St Ives, Cornwall; dozens of hummingbirds around the quince; breathless with anticipation.

a rose-covered cottage by the sea; wakened by the birds at dawn; the wealth of globed peonies.

a vast petrified forest; Athena; riding out the storm.