sliding down a slippery, colorful rainbow and finding a pot of gold; fresh fiddlehead ferns; eyes like sapphires.

meeting at the Frick Museum; Merlin’s cave; frost at dawn melting in the meadow.

the ruby-throated hummingbird in the flowering quince: finding the mountain goat; looking down at the cloud forest

the old grandfather clock on the stair landing; the lark flying higher; homemade lasagna at the family gathering.

the pail half-filled with water and stars; drawing a circle in the sand; enveloped in a soft black cape with a hood.

realizing what you thought wasa mirage is real; candlelight dinner in late spring; gazing at the sky through the blossoming weeping pear.

green glass beads scattered on the moss; dancing into the room to wild applause; mysterious smoke signals in the sky.

three layers of mountains shrouded in mist; apprenticing with the alchemist; the fourth way of knowing.

a knee-jerk reaction; examining the acorn and seeing the potential; talking with a wise parrot.

the lamplighter walking down the street; a field of wild tulips; discovering the diary.

the pitch black of a cave; discovering the truth; raised by wolves.

a wild murmur of love; two oxen pulling the cart through the village; pheasants in spring.

softening the fall; late afternoon sunlight slanting through the redwoods; uncorking the bottle.

freshly sharpened colored pencils; casting a shadow from a great height; getting into the canoe.

a hole in the sky; the greatest gift of all; being flexible.

hundreds of woodpeckers; punting along the slow-moving river; a strange statue.

pulling fresh carrots from the earth; opening the book and money pouring out; magic slippers.

a seed sinking into the warm, soft ground; yellow silk; pigeons cooing.

the six of swords; throwing the ball; the street lined with pear blossoms in the rain.

two stones creating a spark; the fragrance of curries and spices in a bazaar; an eye pillow.

the journey to the east; swinging from the crystal chandelier; going below.

discovering the fallen star in your backyard and picking it up; Persian lilac; what you encounter on Tom Ball Mountain.