April #AtoZChallenge and #PoetryMonth
1. To celebrate my appreciation of life
2. To experience the process of writing linked poetry, a form of Japanese renshi
3. To give thanks for and better appreciate a life well-lived.
The flowers are a colorful bonus for the #AtoZChallenge
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F is for Fulfillment and Flamingo Flowers (Anthurium)
Fulfillment
Happiness bubbles up from
a cauldron of endless possibilities,
giving rise to celebrations
only imagination can provide.
At sunrise, reach for the sky
atop Mount Haleakala,
or from the comfort of
your own back yard.
Drink sparkling liquid
laced with fresh-peeled lychee
while relaxing in the sensual
jet stream of a soothing hot tub.
Hear the waves splashing along
Atlantic and Pacific shores; dance
flamenco in Madrid; enjoy the swans
in Brugge and Boston Common.
All this, and more, isn’t
happiness realized;
knowing you can dream
is the true fulfillment.
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Are happiness and fulfillment two sides of the same coin? Can you have one without the other?
