Happiness 3-6
a hot summer evening;
crossing the finish line;
enormous goldfish shimmering in the lake.
Tag: poetry
Happiness 3-3
at anchor;
hacking through the brambles;
shouting for joy.
Happiness 3-1
symphony in gray;
clearing out the root cellar;
removing the crown for the night.
Happiness 2-28
ready for tea;
high up on the mast;
the moon starting to bloom.
Happiness 2-27
climbing over the wall;
a dream of a golden goose;
the bear going over the mountain.
Happiness 2-26
sunshine on old nets;
cavorting with goats on the hill;
breaking apart, like an egg.
Happiness 2-24
finding a peacock feather;
magic slippers made of silver filigree;
smiling into the face of danger.
Happiness 2-23
standing tall;
somersaulting down the hill;
that moment you know for sure.
Happiness 2-22
a passion for history;
reaching for a star;
shape-shifting into dusk.
Happiness 2-21
climbing to the top;
the cave encrusted with jewels;
singing your heart out.
Happiness 2-20
on the other side of the fence;
sounds of chuckling;
scratching in soft earth for food.
Happiness 2-19
blue tile;
whirling with snow witches;
swimming upriver toward home.
Happiness 2-18
just before you wake up;
a glimpse of her ankle;
tucking your head under your wing.
Happiness 2-17
stepping into warm ocean;
yellow sapphires and peridots;
mixing it up.
Happiness 2-15
juiciness;
studying the lines on your palm;
tumbling across the desert.
Happiness 2-14
meeting on the lily pad;
kissing her wrist;
the long shore drift.
Happiness 2-13
spending a day in wildflowers;
a dilemma resolved;
the birds, the mountain, and the key.
Happiness 2-12
coming in for landing;
baby steps;
lightning in snow.
Happiness 2-11
what the waves said;
taking off your armor;
people joining hands for hundreds of miles.
Happiness 2-10
a flower sealed in a grate;
the rooster crowing a fifth time;
bending over backward.
Happiness 2-7
knowing where you’re going;
foxes in snow;
climbing through softness of clouds.
Happiness 2-6
ancient stories;
a staff of pearls and paperwhites;
holding onto the dream.