Happiness 12-19
guiding lights; fulgerite; stormy weather.
Tag: Writing through the Year
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 12-16
walking through the fairgrounds at dawn; desert silence; the door being flung open.
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.
Happiness 12-12-12
the evening after; a songbird in December; levitating.
Happiness 12-11
meeting on the bridge; climbing to the top of the mast in a storm; flannel sheets dried in the sun.
Happiness 12-10
coming in for landing; dark blue velvet; the great power of gentleness.
Happiness 12-9
a siesta in the afternoon; riding through Sherwood Forest; grinding wheat with a handgrinder.
Happiness 12-8
setting off early; turning over a card; redemption.
Happiness 12-7
holding it together; slow-dancing on the ship’s deck; swathed in tulle.
Happiness 12-6
almost time to begin; seated on a throne by the ocean; being a shepherd.
Happiness 12-5
remembering that weekend; a sliver of light under the door; singing bowls.
Happiness 12-4
owning your very own island; the crowds cheering; discovering the mystery of dark matter.
Happiness 12-3
heading out the morning after; being nominated for a peace prize; a money tree in full bloom.
Happiness 12-2
a green roof; meeting for tea during a snowstorm; breaking plates on purpose.
Happiness 12-1
inventing the wheel; shedding an old skin without a murmur; snow in a glass ball.
Happiness 11-30
the mysteries of the tide pool; graciously accepting the award; entering the citadel on a horse.
Happiness 11-29
goodbye to all that; retreating to the cave for the winter; a magic hand-mirror.
Happiness 11-28
peering over the stone wall; smaller than you can imagine; a butterfly dreaming about Paris.