Happiness 6-5
making a wish;
the grasshopper learning to play;
fnding the lost key.
Tag: poetry
Happiness 6-3
opening the parasol;
the rustle of long skirts;
stopping at Phoenician trading centers.
Happiness 5-20
mirrored in a tree;
turning over the cards, one at a time;
blowing out the candles.
Happiness 5-19
May 19, 2014
experiencing the light;
shedding an old skin;
standing firm.
Happiness 5-15
changing direction;
a long lunch on a hot day by the sea;
choosing to walk instead.
Happiness 5-14
breaking the rules;
the turn of the ankle;
climbing through the stars.
Happiness 5-13
a momentous gathering;
still dancing at dawn;
coming down the mountain after a long time.
Happiness 5-12
coffee on the hotel terrace;
the doorway framed with lilacs;
baby’s breath.
Happiness 4-30
coming in for landing;
a donkey braying outside your window;
gold coins falling down the chimney.
Happiness 4-29
the rain lifting:
sleeping on a rug of dandelions;
finding a tiny paper boat to sail down the river.
Happiness 4-3
sipping slowly;
extraordinary generosity;
tapping the tree-trunk with your beak.
Happiness 4-2
three of you;
loping with gazelles;
gently spreading your fingers to the sun.
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Happiness 3-28
planning your day;
a nightingale singing its heart out;
a flight of fancy.
Happiness 3-27
March 27
choosing your new spring hat;
at the top of the Matterhorn;
a sedge of cranes.
Happiness 3-24
a cheerful hello to an old friend;
sliding on the soft ground on your belly;
cartwheeling from star to star.
Happiness 3-22
the forest in moonlight;
perched on the tip of a pussy willow branch;
lunching with a film star.
Happiness 3-19
descending from the top of the mast;
fiddlehead ferns;
over the white cliffs of Dover.
Happiness 3-18
finding the bridge;
passion smoldering in her eyes;
a powerful ally
Happiness 3-17
the dome of the mosque;
stirring vats of dark chocolate;
a wild romp.
Happiness 3-13
knocking on the door;
that feeling of belonging;
coasting with seagulls.
Happiness 3-8
a light within;
poking your head out from your aerie;
being fiercely calm.