Joyance

If I wanted to bottle happiness and tag it, I’d put in...

1. The clasp of a baby’s hand
2. The trust in a stray dog’s eyes
3. A Saturday night that never ends in a Sunday
4. The rain when you’re safe inside
5. Libraries full of unread books
6. The chuckles of fat old men
7. Bike rides by moonlight
8. Highways that never end
9. The sighs of people going to sleep
10. Stars shining against a dark black sky
11. The beep-beep of an important message
12. Lying on your back twenty feet high
13. Walking till your legs give out
14. Running faster than the wind
15. Someone’s name in your inbox
16. An unexpected miss-you ping
17. Music, high heels, and the wind
18. Secrets written in a diary
19. A happy meal you’ve made yourself
20. Homecomings, happy endings.
21. To feel beautiful ‘cos someone thinks you are
22. Trees you can lie in and sleep
23. Grass that’s uncut and dewdropped
24. Ponds outside monasteries
25. Virgin beaches at sunrise
26. Terraces lined with ivy
27. Watching the first flowers come out
28. Dreaming implausible dreams
29. Someone’s arms to run into
30. Trying to catch moonbeams.
31. Mamma’s lap to sleep in
32. Teddybears and icecream!
33. Dancing in the rain
34. Mom’s incredible cooking
35. And – my personal favourite – nothingness.

PS: I swear that didn't almost-rhyme on purpose. Yet another thing that makes me happy :)