the promise of what an acorn becomes courage waking up from a vivid dream

the last lines of ‘Ode to a West Wind’ tickets for a Broadway show a small kindness

ginger lemon tea stepping lightly your name picked out of a hat

a glass of Shiraz at noon with nothing else to do spelunking lost in a book

the strong clasp on your arm of an elderly friend resting on a bed of moss a face in the crowd

the petroglyphs at Pu’u Loa an envelope with a hand-written address lunching with a sister

seeing a play that’s written by a friend witch hazel eyes that sparkle

a full, locked trunk the moment just before entering a cool lobby on a hot day

an antique clock with a mysterious inscription washed with relief alyssum still blooming in November

equanimity in the midst of it all the Sea of Japan holding a chuckling baby

Winnie-the-Pooh walking on the Sussex Downs harmonizing

sparkling clean windows receiving a fragrant lei on arriving at the airport soft leather gloves

long flowing velvet skirts ice-skating the power of thought

raking leaves discovering the wreck of a Spanish galleon the history of language

a new down comforter a huge bonfire on the village green a long nap

a soft, gentle, low voice speaking antique opals the moment of truth

clearing away the cobwebs strength of purpose King Arthur’s knights of the round table

making apple cider a recording studio the thrill of the unexpected

the quiet of the middle of the night mediation spending a week in Copenhagen

climbing to the top of the mountain arnica Celastrus scandens – bittersweet vines

walking through Kensington Park in London at dusk James Brown and Luciano Pavarotti singing together jump-roping

* overcoming a setback * cashmere socks * The Alhambra