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What Brings you Bliss?
Bliss- Happiness Any form of writing is welcome. Please tag me so I can read all amazing posts.
Ended April 15, 2021 • 17 Entries • Created by kjbaum
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What Brings you Bliss?
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Moonsinger128
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inspired pause

that moment

where every sentence falls into place

and the story might

just have an end.

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What Brings you Bliss?
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WillT2021
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On bended knee

It was February 3, 2018, I loved her so. I already had the ring in my pocket and scared out of my mind. I kept telling myself in the tasting room of that vineyard as we tried every wine on the shelf. It helped to calm my nerves. "God, is this your will for my life?" I asked several times, without any answer as I glanced outside, watched the vines swing with the winter wind. "If I can get her outside alone, a perfect time to propose marriage to my beloved Laura."

Just then out of her mouth. "Let us go outside and collect cuttings from the vineyard, we can plant back at my home and grow our own grapes." She was even more beautiful when she talked about things we love together.

All of the fear and doubts that I had about us, vanished. I knew this was a door wide open. For everystep that I took forward, two opened up by themselves.

Laura gracefully, was in the vineyard ahead of me as I fumbled with the ring in my coat pocket. The fear returned with a vengeance. I had never been more scared in my life. "Twenty seconds of courage Will." That was all I could do to pump myself up, in a vineyard in Grapevine, Texas.

Without anymore hesitation, I just got on one knee and said some words that I do not remember saying. Laura's eyes widened as she jumped up and down. "Yes! Yes!" She kept saying as I put the ring on her finger. My mind was in a cloud, but bliss I found.

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What Brings you Bliss?
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NattyHillerse
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Potentially, Anything

The smell of coffee brewing

While the breeze sings against my home

As the meat of my breakfast sizzles

Bringing appreciation to the little things that make me happy.

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What Brings you Bliss?
Bliss- Happiness Any form of writing is welcome. Please tag me so I can read all amazing posts.
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Earthmuffin71
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The Hiker

Things that give me blisss. The smell of crisp mountain air in the morning. A forest trail with moss hanging from the trees. A hiking trail to a waterfall or mountain lake. These are a few or my favorite things. Anytime you just need to unplug and get your head right. When those times arise I go hiking. There is something healing for my soul to be in nature. Having a bad day got for a hike.

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What Brings you Bliss?
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thisisit
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bliss

accelerating

into

thin

air

the plane

lifting

off the

tarmac

that second

our breath catches

on pure adrenaline

we're going home

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vivianpark123
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the wind

the wind that flickers tears off my face

the wind that strokes particles of my hair softly

the wind that simply calms me

i remember

my parents

my dogs

my friends

when the wind ruffles my hair

it is like an affirmation that

everything will be alright

i remember

the city lights of downtown la

the sweaty hands, anxious of driving at night

the longing of wanting to go home

as the wind pushes me to where i belong

i remember the wind

the bliss that the wind brings

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jtwannabewriter
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Natural Bliss

Bliss is open country with neither hide nor hair of mankind.

Bliss is in the forest, striding beneath the trees, wandering along babbling brooks.

Bliss is in the mountains, clambering over rocks and scree.

Bliss is in the sea, swimming amongst the chromatic corals and iridescent scales.

Bliss is the flames, crackling and biting about the fallen timbers in the hearth.

Bliss is freedom, roaming the wild places while they are yet free.

@ kjbaum

#poetry

#https://jtwannabewriter.blogspot.com

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eMan
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Wafting Joy

A spring breeze cradles the hair on my arm

Birds greet a shining sun with a melodious song

I get a message from friend not seen in so long

As I read it I sip cocoa to brush away the chill

At a bakery wafting joy through crisp morning air

It's a tonic to the doldrums, to light the way

And remind my grumpy self to cherish the day

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Andy93
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Summer

Swinging hammock

weekend afternoon

tree shade, birdsong

light breeze, it's evening soon

sweating beer, bitter and cold

and you here, your sweet arm I hold.

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sharpayisqueeen
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eyes wide open

i watched as the grass blew

in front of my

crystal blue eyes

the grass swirled around in the air

like fairies in the wind

so i layed back

and let them whisper

songs of hope into my soul

i made sure to never blink

becuase one second missed

could be a fairy flying away

so i smiled

keeping

my

eyes

wide

open.

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