Happy with oneself

A fearful time, yet also an opportunity to find happiness and stillness within.  Sitting here in self- quarantine as our city shuts down, the pear tree outside my window reminds me that still they flower, and still they give beauty, though none may see them. Though I can not join the blossoms in their carefree ways, still I can smile them and toast them with tea.

 

 

Flutteringly,

Floating in the breeze,

a single butterfly

— Basho