Happiness Moment

Happiness moment
Birds sing, sun rises and sets
Snow, wind, rain, cold, heat

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Bullying

Anger deep within
Expressed by belittling
Nature's perfection

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Growth

Great relationships
Corn, squash, cabbage, onions, friends
Encouraging growth

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Seasons in Time

Body says slow down
Mind exists in denial
Seasons in their time

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Days Reflection

Days end reflections
Remembered smiles and laughter
Living in the heart

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Christmas Eve

Christmas Eventide
Silence greets nighttime lantern
Peace in the moment

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Holiday Wishes

Holiday wishes
Deep with personal meaning
Seen with open hearts

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Negativity

Negativity
Living personal choices
Sweet silent nights

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New Resolutions

New resolution
Listening for right timing
Energizing spring

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Excited

Counting down the days
Letting go expectations
Excited for sun

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Sweet Air

Easing into time
Mastering art of nothing
Breathing in sweet air

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Filtered Prism

Discovered unknown
Filtered prisms of sunlight
Beautiful rainbow

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Imagine Dragons

Imagine dragons
Watching the clouds floating by
A truth or fiction

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Unique View

Beauty of unseen
Vivid imagination
Unique views of world

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Symbiotic World

Caring for oneself
Inclusive of all others
Symbiotic world

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Personal Path

Our personal life
Story is our own to share
Path of our choosing

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Strange Reality

Submitted by you
Angels, cats, dragons and stars
Strange reality

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Sun Or Shadow

Love or hating life
Becomes a personal choice
Like sun or shadow

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Seasonal Sadness

Seasonal sadness
Reality or fiction
Plants sleep in winter

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Inward Anger

Anger turn inward
Leaving little room for love
Buried under snow

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Water Under Bridge

Life can be unfair
Crying does not change that fact
Water under bridge

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Ruins of Dreams

In ruins of dreams
Dressed in tattered clothing
Are seed of new life

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Sun's Return

Return of the sun
Find joy in short winter days
Spring returning soon

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Unexpected Tears

Unexpected tears
Life will be what it will be
Sunlight and shadow

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Finding Purpose

Finding a purpose
Wandering throughout nature
Balm to worried mind

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Day of Solitude

Day of solitude
Outside gray clouds closing in
Heart filled with sunlight

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Thanksgiving

Gratitude meter
Forgive sorrow, honor hope
Day for Thanksgiving

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Fearful

Fearful of answers
Life with questions never asked
Snowstorm never came

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Keeping Promises

Keeping promises
Honoring selves and others
Blessings at days end

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Arrival

Making oneself known
Blowing in like gentle breeze
Perhaps a raging storm

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Momentous Events

Momentous events
Manifest by showing up
Sleeping beneath snow

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Surprises

Pathway to success
Plethora of surprises
Drinking in sunset

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Blast of Cold

Hearty blast of cold
Invigorating at first
Dream spring will come soon

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Finding Empathy

Finding empathy
Learning to listen and care
Truly seeing life

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BEING THERE

I am there for you
An empathetic response
Feel life energy

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To Be

Checking out of life
Find out what you are to be
Time turns stones to plants

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Layers

Peeling back layers
Unearth authenticity
All cycles at once

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Unraveling Life

Unraveling life
Watching warp and woof on loom
Weaving earth and sky

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Make Believe

Only make believe
Brain seeing reality
Off to catch the wind

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Fantastic

Rejoicing in fall
Fantastic swirling colors
Controlling chaos

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Memory's Ashes

Memory's ashes
Live lived in limitations
Trees awaiting spring

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Truth in Believing

Truth in believing
Expansion is possible
Clouds grow in beauty

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East of Yesterday

East of yesterday
Dreamed joys waiting fulfillment
Bare trees marking path

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True Strength

Defining true strength
Guarding aspen, stately pine
Symbiotic life

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Fall's Arrival

Paper weighted hearts
Accept consideration
Fall arrived early

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Building Blocks

Yesterdays success
Building blocks to happiness
Beware winter clouds

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Hello

After our hello
Continue superficial
The snow in winter

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Lessons

Facing life's lessons
Strong hurt while weak get it all
All return to dust

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Cycle to Winter

Cycle to winter
Trees dance to autumn's rhythm
Readying the soul

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The Extra Mile

Go the extra mile
Personal satisfaction
Believe life sacred

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