Art Makes You Happy
That’s what it says on the mug
cold coffee half-full, oat milk
in pretty swirls on the surface
like cloud cover, and the sky
is cloudy again today, but at
least it’s not raining. The pool
overflowed and the mosquitoes
in attack-mode took aim at my
cheeks when I trimmed the
mimosa tree. Mimosa, isn’t that
a lovely word? The tree is de-
lightful. Seussian.
raindrops on water
ripples expand in reply
petals float, flummoxed
VANESSA SHIELDS 