Happiness 11-21
making a promise by moonlight; the flutter of anticipation; feeling for the secret door at the back of the closet.
Tag: poetry
Happiness 11-20
our lives entwined; being met at the train; bringing the wood inside before the storm.
Happiness 11-19
the island appearing out of the mist; finding just the right broomstick for your next trip; a stupendous offer.
Happiness 11-18
crossing a field of ripe pumpkins; the face in the bark of the tree; down by the old mill stream.
Happiness 11-17
waiting on the dock at dawn; a new glass slipper; breaking the seal.
Happiness 11-16
meeting after the theater; being blown like a leaf across the field; getting the call that changes your life.
Happiness 11-14
meeting under the winged pine; the stars at midday; elves playing in the dollhouse.
Happiness 11-13
a rare and mysterious discovery; the power of rage; moss and emeralds wherever you look.
Happiness 11-12
dawn after the storm; on a pilgrimage to the mountain of Miao Fen Shan; wrestling with your shadow in the dark.
Happiness 11-11
walking on the traintracks; the moment before you spoke; nightingale singing right outside your window.
Happiness 11-10
the wind a portent of change; the crowds cheering; sleeping with baby rabbits in a burrow.
Happiness 11-9
finding your way home; unopened boxes; the sea turtle taking you to your kingdom under the sea.
Happiness 11-8
gazing up at the sky from a canoe; an encounter with an old friend; fabric threaded with gold.
Happiness 11-7
finally making your way out of the cave; stepping into the mirror; the sails unfurled and filled with the wind.
Happiness 11-6
the house on the back of the mountain; waking up after having slept for 100 years; stroking the head of a giraffe.
Happiness 11-5
red and white striped beach umbrellas; the alpacas grazing outside your bay windows; a tiny house in the heart of the forest.
Happiness 11-4
the lighthouse still standing; opening your eyes and realizing it’s late in the morning; a small favor.
Happiness 11-3
opening a box of crystal flutes; painting the door; resting with a jaguar by a pond in the jungle.
Happiness 11-2
leaves fallen from the catalpa; draped in folds of blue velvet; a strange mound in the heart of the hills.
Happiness 11-1
a handpainted bathroom mural; crossing the pass before the storm; hundreds of candles lit in the temple.
Happiness 10-31
the key to the safe; remembering stalking badgers in the summer twilight; the smallest pumpkin in the world.
Happiness 10-30
opening the drawer and finding what you’ve been looking for; a new way of looking at things; gazing at the ridgeline.