Happy Remarks

What was on the wall that day.

My niece running to meet me at the door.

The afternoon my mother taught me to drive standard. Down a dirt road. Stalls. Laughter. Coffee in a paper cup.

A barn owl at the open hayloft door.

My mom keeps my baby teeth in a small box. Whole box.

A handwritten address on an envelope.

Found a twenty in a coat pocket I haven't worn since spring. Spring me is generous.

Finding my favorite mug in the back of the cabinet.

A blanket on the couch within reach.

My toddler learned the word grateful this week and says it about everything: socks, oranges, sleep.

My partner saved the lining of my grandmother's coat to make me a pillow.

Pulling fresh basil from the windowsill plant.

My oldest friend called from a hospital in another city just to say happy birthday. She was fine. She remembered.

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