H. L.

“Come and trip it as you go,/On the light, fantastic toe.”

It’s a line from John Milton’s poem “L’Allegro.” It basically means to dance. I want to dance. I would take a ballroom class, or tap dancing class or something if I could afford it.

For now, I think I’ll just find a library and check out a book on dancing.

Requiscat- Matthew Arnold

Strew on her roses, roses,
And never a spray of yew.
In quiet she reposes,
Ah, would that I did too!

Her mirth the world required;
She bathed it in smiles of glee.
But her heart was tired, tired,
And now they let her be.

Her life was turning, turning
In mazes of heat and sound.
But for peace her soul was yearning,
And now peace laps her round.

Her cabin’d, ample spirit,
It flutter’d and fail’d for breath.
Tonight it doth inherit
The vasty hall of death.

34. Creativity, originality, and all things unique
35. Art
36. New ideas
37. Baby animals
38. Being outside
39. Cool summer breezes
40. Learning to do new things/Learning new things
41. Accomplishing something
42. Overcoming obstacles
43. Being understood
44. Sharing the laughter
45. Really amazing food
46. Pouring rain
47. Snow flurries
48. Making snow angels
49. Snowball fights
50. Jumping in puddles
51. Thunderstorms
52. Cooking
53. Chocolate (or sweet treats in general)
54. Trees
55. Pink highlighters
56. Hot pink post-it notes
57. Interesting names
58. Catching up with an old friend
59. Hot drink on a cold day/soy ice cream on a hot day
60. Incense & candles
61. Eastern philosophy
62. Taking really great photographs
63. Skipping
64. Experiencing new things
65. Friends
66. Being there
67. Having someone be there
68. Seeing it happen
69. Innocence
70. The oyster world feeling
71. Writing something amazing
72. Being satisfied with the way something is
73. Acceptance
74. Blowing bubbles
75. Youth
76. Bows/ribbons
77. Odd numbers
78. Blank pages
79. Magic tricks
80. Colorful birds
89. Capuchin monkeys
90. Elephants, even the word “elephant”
91. Inside jokes
92. Going new places
93. Finding out something new about something old
94. The words: “peach” “muffin” and “perspicacious”
95. Trying out something new
96. Rainbows
97. Penguins
98. Quotes
99. Having a hero
100. Music boxes & snow globes
101. Holiday Golightly