kissing her ear; spring sunshine on your closed eyelids; opening the gate.

the kind attention from a stranger; organic pedicures; an elk dancing in a puddle.

dig, dig, dig in the soft spring ground; bathing in moonlight; the place outside of time.

the horn of plenty; gold coins raining gently all around; carefree delight.

riding up to the castle; the finest gift in the world; forty-nine robins in your back yard.

winning a race against the Hare; the smell of rain in the forest; kissing her rose-scented toes after the bath.

purple crocuses under the snow; angelic voices; biting into a blackberry and the juice running down your chin.

chattering wild monkeys in the jungle; Edna St. Vincent Millay; dipping your toes into a spring stream.

walking on air; the Trade Winds; talking with a lizard on a warm stone wall

a sunset of purple and gold; the picnic at the Enchanted Place; stepping back in time.

a bottle washing up on shore with a message inside; composing a symphony; constructive anger.

kissing a frog on a lily pad and being surprised; belly laugh; resting at the oasis in the afternoon.

whirling to the sound of the oud and daf; an enchanted evening; wild California poppies in the breeze.

wind in the pines; browsing the seed catalog; perched on top of the weathervane.

casting a spell; Haru Ichiban (First Spring Breeze); forget-me-nots by a brook.

casting a spell; walking down the gangplank into the crowds; forty days spent in the desert.

moving into your ideal home; a box of old hand-written letters; sewing notions.

finding the solution; seeking the island of Ithaka; pearl earrings.

lighting the candle; old photographs of Diamond Head; Edith Piaf.

saving the bees; Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine, Quebec; everything taken care of.

the view from Guadalupe Hill; snuggling under the blankets; the softest pillow.

complete support for an endeavor; watching the tide come in at St. Michel; a long bath while it sleets outside.