There is no art to happinessit just isa big surprisea giggle from deep in your soul. Don’t worry.You don’t choose to be happyit just happens sooner or latera happy accident. When you stumble on happinessembrace itgive it a big sloppy kisschoose it over everything else. Happiness will not pass you byit will linger a whilelike […]
Tag: Happiness
Sporous
Early raindropspatterand the blackmatterof the forest exhales,richand slow,happy spores that spread and grow. Exquisitemother-of-pearl,puff-balled and ink-cappedmushrooms twirla polka with scarlet dotted toadstools,at the annual fungus festival,tripping psychedelichappiness with fly agaric. Kim M. Russell, 2nd October 2020 My response to dVerse Poets Pub Monday Quadrille: In Need of a Happiness Project Lille would like us to […]
Happiness in a Tea Cup
Fingers of light stroke the dew-soaked grass, sparkle in the dew, flicker through the willow; I raise the window blind and let them in. On my lap there’s a warm cat, in my hand my favourite cup of tea to sip. All around me calm and quiet – a poem blooms. Kim M. Russell, 17th […]
Happiness
It’s joy to wander on a North Norfolk beach with wind streaming in my hair and rustling the marram grass, and the primeval sounds and smells of the sea. I love to watch lazy seals in the sun, seagulls whirling overhead; to feel sand oozing between my toes, the round hardness of pebbles in my […]
Happiness in the Quiet Garden
scent of trees sanctity of leaf shadows morning sounds © Kim M. Russell, 2016 My response to Carpe Diem #1052 Happiness In this episode, Chèvrefeuille told us about some of the things that made Jane Reichold happy and shared some of her haiku to inspire us: a great gift a day on the beach given […]
Soul Music
My response to Carpe Diem #1011 happiness Chèvrefeuille is inspiring us with a quote from Mahatma Gandhi: “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” life’s harmonic chords bind happy thoughts, words and deeds: music of the soul © Kim M. Russell, 2016 “Music Combines the Soul […]
Happiness
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #72 Use that quote […] “The purpose of our lives is to be happy”. […] Dalai Lama golden crab apple bobs aimlessly in the stream happy to be borne on capricious ebb and flow voyage of experience © Kim M. Russell, 2016 Image found on www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk Unfortunately no crab […]
Making Your Own Sunshine
Perfect happiness is an illusion You can’t switch it on Sadness and depression Lurk around every corner Make your own sunshine Through unhistoric acts Share other people’s worlds With quiet kindness Taking joy in birdsong Or the tallness Of trees Singing along To a favourite song Standing back And watching Other people having Fun Grabbing […]
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