birches

as if it has snowed

in midsummer

The art of art,

the glory of expression

and the sunshine of the light of letters,

is simplicity.

Walt Whitman

I adore simple pleasures.

They are the last refuge of the complex.

Oscar Wilde

Staring out

The sky is blue

A beautiful site

That comes into gaze

The sun starts setting

The sky is ablaze

A myriad of colors

Comes into sight

The horizon is glowing

I don't want the night

To come so quickly

omgitsvicko123

Joy is not just a feeling or emotion

Joy is the pleasure of life

Life in itself cannot be life without Joy

Life is hard, but Joy can overcome

Joy gives you wings to live another day

-

Taken from Joy by Jake Erkens

My eyes closed

feeling the sun going down

hearing the kittens playing

Now my eyes closed tight

for a little nap time

Here at the top of the world
feeling alright
here at the top of the world
doing just fine
here at the top of the world
looking around
Feeling on top of the world

The shiny light shaking upon the water
the mild sound of tapping waves against the shore

The plane of the water is like a page

on which a poem is written by a little boat

and erased again by time

In the world of illusions,

everybody is putting on a mask.

As we enjoy the world of illusions,

we end up being an illusion ourselves.

We try to preserve the illusion,

in the end we loose ourselves in its delusion.

In the confusion and chaos of life,

we loose trace of what we are.

Take off your mask,

have a closer look at your self.

Accept yourself the way you are.

A cow in a meadow shakes her bell

And the notes cut sharp through the air,

A sound that echoes in the mountains

And disappears in the low-hanging clouds.

Sunshine falls in shafts of light through the trees,
paints strokes of light and shadow on the fallen leaves.
Impressionists wanted to capture with color
this effect of light and the atmosphere of the moment.
I am impressed by both, nature and artist.

As I sit by the lake,

the world looks so beautiful

As I gaze into the water,

the world seems so peaceful

As I look at the reflections

the world appears like a dream.

Tropical