woken by the sound of trumpets; a magic subway token; invited to the queen’s garden party.

city gates made of emerald; being okay with being a fool; new guitar strings.

gently moving out of the way; scraping the moss away from a rock and revealing a secret sign; a blazing red dawn and Venus in it.

mist rising from the lake like a sword; what the dragon said; climbing up to the hayloft to tell secrets.

fresh olives piled high wherever you look; hearing a strange sound for the first time; becoming wind in a sail.

rain in Barbados; slowly growing into what you always wanted to do; lots of pillows.

the cool sand beneath your feet at dawn; Prospero’s final speech; offered a gift to be remembered by.

climbing up to the crescent moon and settling in it to watch; softening; the piercingly lovely stran of pipes from the next valley glade.

young, strong women working the fields in colorful shorts and haltertops; getting the message; the sound of trumpets coming closer.

the wind quietly combing the trees; a basket of magic spells; daylilies everywhere you look.

slowly carving the wood to create a toy; sounding bowls; staying up all night and watching the sun rise on midsummer day.

putting the silver key in the lock and turning it; strength and gentleness; catalpa blossoms.

hundreds of dragonflies in the late afternoon sun; opening the door and stepping outside; having a long conversation wth a cricket.

Happiness 6-18: staying over; the abode high in the mountains, surrounded by cliff and cloud;
a field of wild poppies.

fresh nutmeg; bicycling on the roof of the sky; a long afternoon picking strawberries.

the neck of a giraffe; being lowered into the cave; a bath spilling over with amethysts and emeralds.

spectacular motions of the moon and stars; waving the wand; nestling into the nest after a party in some branches.

a piece of silver floating through the crowds, coming toward you; blowing away the smoke; diving for pearls.

a strange conundrum; using salt and sulphur efficaciously; silver sandals that enable you to walk on air.

sharing homemade jam with fairies; redemption; lying in the hammock under a fig tree.

circular stairs going up to the top; the fireflies blinking in unison; elves pouring out from under the ground to see what’s going on.

an ancient fountain; keeping company; the stained glass window glowing from the inside.