20 June 2013

summer happiness, undefined


backpacks litter the floor. 
forgotten and shirked off for the summer. they smell of forgotten lunches 
and the smooshed sugared crumbs of lost snacks hidden inside the creases of their pockets. 

notes and papers are crammed hidden under the leftover books. 
laced shoes are all but forgotten.


we are content in this summer tide pool. 
running in sprinklers.  stung by bees.  red chlorine pool eyes 
the trumpeting flowers meet our face again.  
we relish in the languid call of solstice drinks
and the sun hiding behind our hemisphere for shorter snips of time.

but we wait, ever so tentatively for the moment where we know we are filled with all sorts of happy. 

somehow, this Happy, she always comes to great us when we aren't looking. 

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hopefully you are not waiting for that moment that tells you are happy, instead you are just living into life and letting go of the need to feel happy: just BE. sometimes the happiness was there, all along.  xxoo
P.S. Here is a little snippet of words by me over at Anchor&Plume Press. please click through to check it out.  I encourage you to then spend time there relishing in all the creativity that exists in its pages! 


18 comments:

  1. summer = boys, I imagine :-) happy you are happy :-)

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    1. yes Sarah, happy (and a bit overwhelmed with the noisy fun of it all!) xo

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  2. wow. we are kind of in synch today.

    great words.
    XO

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  3. Wonderful words. Glad you have happy. Hope you enjoy the solstice and that you all have a wonderful weekend.

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    1. You too CJ. Hope things are well at your house. xo

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  4. I love it how you find time to photograph the smallest things. And the details count so much! :)
    Lovely post!

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    1. thanks so Kelly! I don't if I am finding time, or wasting time! xo

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  5. Oh sweet summer! Your words and photos never fail to reel me right in. Happy solstice to you!

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  6. Love this about being happy. It's so true. I've been working on letting so much go this year and it feels amazing. . . :)

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    1. thanks so much Nicole. letting go and just being is so so hard (especially in this culture) so awesome you have been working on this! xo

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  7. Blackberries :) That stealthy happiness sneaks up on me too sometimes....when it's the right time of day, the right kind of moment; grace!

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  8. Be happy in your summer tide pool.....such beautiful words.......I will too:~))

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  9. You are really inspiring me to get outside and get active! :)

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    1. thanks so very much Jo! I hope your week is going well! xo

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