happiness

Carpe Diem #1011 happiness

[...] "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." [...] Mahatma Gandhi

head thrown back
running barefoot through the field
cornstalks brush her arms
locusts jumping in the wake
tickling tassels bring smiles

©  petra domina

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on 

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  1. Yamini MacLeanAugust 1, 2016 at 5:37 PM

    Hari Om
    A scene of innocence... YAM xx

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    1. JaniceAugust 1, 2016 at 8:51 PM

      Good evening, YAM
      Actually a memory from my childhood... Neighbor had a cornfield next to our house. There was a path worn across to their house about 300 meters away. Good memories. janice xx

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  2. lynn__August 1, 2016 at 11:16 PM

    Happiness is running through cornfield...beware, sometimes leaves can cut!

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    1. JaniceAugust 1, 2016 at 11:45 PM

      Been there, done that! Grew up in a North Texas Cotton farming community. All variety of crops surrounded our house.

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    2. ChèvrefeuilleAugust 4, 2016 at 6:12 PM

      That'a happiness

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    3. ChèvrefeuilleAugust 4, 2016 at 6:12 PM

      That'a happiness

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