Happiness 1-5
the roar of the train passing; peering behind heavy velvet drapes; a strange sleep.
Tag: poetry
Happiness 1-4
hiding the letter in your sleeve;
calm seas ahead;
the leopard dozing on the branch of a tree.
Happiness 1-3
figuring ways to get on and off; watching the sandpipers; jangling bracelets.
Happiness 1-2
thinking about swimming across; a belly laugh; the fragrance of snowdrops.
Happiness 1-1
communicating well; the dancer stepping out from behind the palm trees; joy after sorrow.
Happiness 12-31
where the key is hidden; following a trail of crumbs through the woods; riding backward on a donkey.
Happiness 12-30
heading off on an adventure; bewitched; snow in summer.
Happiness 12-29
out on the pier; Venus making a trail across the sky; the fox crossing the stream.
Happiness 12-28
just in between; gazing into the crystal ball; seeing a face in the trunk of a tree.
Happiness 12-27
frothing waves; the sound of tapping; accepting it.
Happiness 12-26
coming to the edge; encountering a band of gypsies; a stillness inside.
Happiness 12-25
serenity; dancing barefoot in the middle of the woods; the greatest smile.
Happiness 12-24
getting the chimney ready; finding the lost emerald brooch; the sky coming to meet you.
Happiness 12-23
the light coming back; uncovering the secret; finding the highest nest.
Happiness 12-22
reminders in the sand; Brunelleschi’s Duomo in Florence; being gently persuaded.
Happiness 12-20
four friends; understanding the nature of energy; the hour before dawn.
Happiness 12-19
guiding lights; fulgerite; stormy weather.
Happiness 12-18
what the wild parrots saw; the Midas touch; hot tea on a rainy afternoon.
Happiness 12-17
chatting with a ghost; aloe in bloom; your roots growing deeper under the ground.
Happiness 12-15
the sand cool under your feet; coming to the rescue; the ancient yew tree.
Happiness 12-14
finding the needle; the windows frosted over; tears drying on the pillow.
Happiness 12-13
waiting in the shade; being an oyster manifesting a pearl; gingerbread.