Happiness begins in summer air
when we lift our hands,
ink stained from editing a life
in need of revisions and
vision, a mid eve dream
reformed. Reborn.
Where we find comfort
in the stormy eye of
new beginnings,
in trying again
but this time in today.
Ready to risk, to breathe
to pick the window seat,
to upgrade to first class,
to meet the stranger’s gaze,
not caring if it’s a four leaf clover
or a curse.
Mistakes and Nirvana
flickering in from the West.
Happiness begins when we
finally learn to rearrange the whys
and start believing in the how,
even if we come up short,
even if we fail.
Knowing it’s all in the
catch and release anyhow.
-Tosha Michelle
That is a beauty ❤
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Thank you
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Very tidily done. I like it very much.
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Thank you so much
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You’re welcome. It was a pleasure to read, as your poetry always is.
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That’s really kind. I feel the same way about yours.
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Lovely!
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Thank you
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There is truth here. Sometimes the how is so lost. ‘Why’ is much easier to take away. I like this. Thanks for sharing it.
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Thank you for reading and commenting. Appreciate it
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Taking our happiness where we can find it. Beautiful. Xo
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Thanks lovely
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Oh so amazing oh amazing one.
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Aww
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Awwww.
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Reblogged this on John Cowgill's Literature Site and commented:
From a very lovely lady named Tosha Michelle.
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Thanks as always for your kindness
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You are very graciously welcome. You are a great and lovely lady to be kind to.
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That’s very sweet. Appreciate the kindness
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You are a very sweet lady to be sweet to. I appreciate you.
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Aww
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🙂
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That’s great. Every new day trying to repair what went wrong the day before! Happiness is the road itself. Beautiful poem.
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Thank you so much
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You’re welcome. A pleasure to read you.
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💕
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💜
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Lovely… So m plus one today…
Come for ur cake o…and please read and/or share my write up titled OCTOBER 26 down my blog
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love
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Thanks 😊
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Love this one Tosha. Sitting up and taking notice and living in the moment. It’s a worthy goal and simplistic way of living I think. Good to plan but too much, take life a day at a time. Beautiful words as usual 🙂
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Thank you. Means a lot coming from you.
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Aw, thank you Tosha. You are too sweet 💕
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You’re welcome. Hope you have a wonderful and creative day
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I feel bad that I’ve neglected some of your posts! Blame it on the Bahamas! I hope you’re well!
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Can I blame it on Trump instead? The Bahamas are so lovely. 💕
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The best part about Trump getting elected is that it is no longer W’s fault! Yay! Go politics! ☹️ (we’re screwed)
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Haha! At least we found a bright side. I keep hoping he’s going to surprise us in a good way. My faith diminishes with each new cabinet appointment. Ugh!
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You’re paying way more attention than I am. I keep hoping that we will find some sort of middle ground. I don’t understand why people are unfriending people they’ve known forever because they think differently about politics, religion or whatever. I think we, as a people, are missing the point of why we’re not British (wearing trench coats & all that rot….☔️).
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Haha! I hear you, mate 😊. I try and stay away from politics on Facebook but these days I just try to stay away from Facebook period. On Twitter, I tend to be more political but no one pays attention. It’s a good place to vent and get away with it.
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A real gem. I am so far from a positive space today but this poem has some essential reminders in it. ❤
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Hope your day gets better and you’re mood improves 💕💕
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So true. A moment of joy swims away, our hands no longer grasping, it slides from our offering hands, saddened by its departure, there is solace to know that moment lives, rather than dying imprisoned in our selfish heart. At least we know we float in the same ocean and and can wait for the next moment to drift our way. (I hope it’s not a SHARK!!! 🦈). Hehe. Ok ignore the shark bit, the other stuff is true, Lovely bits of soul here Tosha, thanks.
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Cue Jaws theme music. Ha. Thanks so much. Happy weekend
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This is great, Tosha but I’m reading it for the first time and WordPress is telling me I’ve already ‘liked’ it; weird.
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Hey. Thanks. You may have just forgotten it. I posted it for the first time 2 years ago.
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Ahh, that may be it.
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😜😎💕
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