Happiness 7-17
finding the grain of sand you sought;
tiger lilies and cornflower blue;
poesis.
Author: winslow eliot
Happiness 7-16
from inside the prism;
tying on the winged sandal;
saying it in French.
Happiness 7-15
floating to shore after a long journey;
passing the talking-stick;
the foxes on the hill, barking.
Happiness 7-14
hydrangea blue;
landing on Jupiter;
the moment before the eruption.
Happiness 7-11
an act of courage;
hiding in the cave behind the waterfall;
skimming over the pond.
Happiness 7-10
heading home;
rubbing the soles of her feet with rose oil;
landing on a rock warm from the sun.
Happiness 7-9
playing with water;
pedaling slowly through town;
saying hello to an old friend.
Happiness 7-8
coffee in bed;
spying land at last;
garlanding the wedding hammock.
Happiness 7-7
being offered a charm;
splashing and floating in a blossom pond;
wandering.
Happiness 7-3
swinging from a vine;
the roses learning to walk;
being carried on his shoulders.
Happiness 7-2
crossing the beach to the party;
waist-high in the waves;
wild parrots leaving the city.
Happiness 7-1
summer in the city;
unrolling the magic carpet;
a raven on each shoulder.
Happiness 6-30
eating the plums so sweet and so cold;
surprised by the ending;
the hot blush on her cheek.
Happiness 6-27
gathering pine nuts;
being ferried across the river;
discovering a pyramid on Tenerife Island.
Happiness 6-26
in the mid-morning;
fluttering around the purple prairie clover;
holding the lantern high.
Doing Nothing
“How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward.”
Happiness 6-25
daydreaming on a waterlily;
the first merman you ever saw;
placing your hand on the lion’s mane.
Happiness 6-24
going right to the edge;
feasting on wild bananas and coconuts.
mourning doves at dawn.
Happiness 6-23
washed up on a remote island;
bringing the astounding news;
the moment of truth.
Happiness 6-21
the roar of the crowd;
wild fish leaping in fresh water;
close beside him.
Happiness 5-20
a yellow rose grinning;
kissing with noses;
still dusk at midnight.
Happiness 6-19
mornings in Zion National Park;
an emissary of love;
winging across the sky.