Happiness . . . A Poem

April is National Poetry Month. I decided that I want to start writing poetry again. I used to write a lot but it was mostly when I was depressed and unhappy about everything. I have found that I stop writing or I find it difficult to write when I am happy and my life is going well. I want to break that cycle. I want to express my happiness in poetry and not just my depression and sadness. I am going to try to write something on the spot so we'll see what we get. . .

Happiness . . . A poem

A smile on my face
A kiss and a warm embrace
Sleeping in on a rainy Saturday morning
Spreading my wings, exploring, and soaring
Friends who are always by your side
Family who support you when you cried
Coloring, drawing, painting, and art
Loving your job and feeling smart
Helping others and not forgetting about yourself
Taking care of your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual self
Watching and singing along with your favorite movie (Grease)
Going back to the 70's, throwing up peace signs and saying "groovy"
Listening to kids giggling
Realizing the only word that rhymes is wiggling
Wiggling where you are while typing this poem
Smiling because its fun and you showed'em
That a poem while happy can be written
It probably helps that I am currently quite smitten <3



Well there you have it. A poem on the spot! I am glad I tried and gave it a shot! Haha! I just can't stop! I am excited to start writing again. I can't wait to see where this takes me!

Most recent artwork

We are ARTISTS

This was one of the first works by Sunflower Lily. I created this for the amazing spirited individuals from my Artists Way workshop. I wanted to give them something to remember the group but I also thought that I wanted to continue to keep us all connected. So I created the masterpiece pictured above . . . is masterpiece too much?? . . . Nah! I didn't think so either!! Each tile has a letter that spells out We are Artists. Because each person in that group IS AN ARTIST!! Each person(there was 12 of us which was very convenient or this may have been synchronicity at work) chose which piece of the artwork they wanted to keep. So essentially we are all part of a collective whole which is creativity itself! Each person now has a Sunflower Lily original.

I had such a great time painting it and an even better time showing it to the group. As I am sitting here writing this I can picture back to that Friday morning. The energy that was felt in that room gave me the chills it was so powerful. Some amazing things happened in that group and to the fabulous creatives that were a part of it. I will never forget those that I shared those 8 weeks with. There was so much warmth and growth and just amazing energy in that room coming from all those people. We were all meant to be in that group together. I look forward to the next time I see each and every one of them because I know our journey is not yet over! Continue searching! Continue Growing! Continue Creating!