Tag: delight
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A Rhythmic Meditation
Row!! Legs push forcefully, Body hinges back, Arms pull, Paddle drives through the water, Feather the oar, Body slides forward slowly, Recover the energy, Row!! and Row!! and Row!! and Row!! This past week I was able to row for the first time on the water in a boat of 8. It was absolutely lovely…
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Filling My Rising to My Rest
our sun rising through cotton candy sky dew drops glistening along blades of grass birds announcing the arrival of a new day – Oh the beauty of an earthen morn! white puffs peppering the cerulean sky sunflowers heads seeking the light bees dancing their way from bloom to bloom – Oh the beauty of an…
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A Crumb Can Be So Satisfying
Joy sneaks up on you, it is appearing out of thin air not making you aware of the delight made especially to touch your soul to set your heart dancing be open and ready to devour a sweet morsel of life, a crumb can be so satisfying. #VerseLove Day 12 A Poet Like Me Today’s…
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Pinball Soul Tune
S-t-r-e-t-c-h Spring! Woosh Ching! Ching! Chinga-chinga-chinga- Ching! Roll, roll, roll Click! Flip! Fly-woosh! Ding!….roll… ding-bing-ding-bing-ding- Roll, roll, roll Click! Flip! Miss…..ball gone. Last night I had such a delight playing vintage pinball games. My husband and I had a date night at the Pinball Collective. I thought it was going to be all modern machines…
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Bravo to the Bouquet
A singular fuchsia tea rose stands center stage As striped tiger Peruvian lilies fawn over her. Proudly erect royal purple Chinese asters secure the perimeter, Taming the joyous shouts of the golden florist’s daises upturned faces. Widespread magenta mum graces the seats of the front row As common green myrtle pushes through the crowd to…
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Can’t Hold that Much Joy
One day my family was driving home from an outing and my son and daughter were having a conversation in the backseat. My daughter, about 10 at the time, asked, “Why do we laugh?” My son piped up. He had just learned about this in his science class. He gave a very long and detailed…
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Book for a Lifetime
Comfort of wordsCrisp new pagesVirgin readingSpeaks to my soul Treasured storyComfort of wordsRereading joyNew highlights found Dog-eared cornersWhite space smudgesComfort of wordsDecades old friend Well-loved bindingMemorized linesLifetime of reads Comfort in words The writing group I am a part of had a writing challenge for the month of February. It was to write a Lost…
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Moments with a Sugary Delight
Feeling the thickness as a bit of warmth graces my fingertips, Raising it to my open mouth, my teeth pushing through a firm outer layer to a soft, warm chewiness As my jaw moves up and down, a sugary sweetness meets my tastebuds. The next bite encompasses an oozing chocolate chunk that melts into my…
Doodads and Doodles 