Sunday, June 17, 2018

If This Isn't Nice, I Don't Know What Is


"I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'" –Kurt Vonnegut

 Warm towels from a dryer.

The smell of vanilla baking in the oven.

The heavy weight of children in my arms.

Seeing your name on the return address of an envelope.

Back scratches.

Lovingly prepared food with perfectly aged wine.

The kisses that comprise a love story.

The mountain stars.

Hot chocolate.

The moment an instrument is inextricable from a musician.

Your boston creme pie in the house by the ocean.

Words that craft worlds.

Laughing offensively and ceaselessly loud.

The panicked expression of my newborn evaporating as her eyes find mine.

The smell of rain.

The Chronicles of Prydain.

An enormous, gentle paw resting on my arm.

Exploring your body for the very first time after drowning in Newcastle.

Falling in love in coffee shops.

Neruda.

Long, endless summer days without a plan.

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