i've been reading a lot of literature around deviantArt the past few days; and there are so many amazing literature pieces here.

but, since most writers/poets seem to connect well with what ~pencilfold discusses in her piece troubles of a poet, browsing through and reading literature pieces, after some time, can get quite depressing.

call me crazy but, i prefer 'happiness' over 'depression', and, because well-written literature can be so powerful when it comes to triggering, or provoking emotions in the reader, and because there doesn't seem to be enough 'happy' poetry written these days, i thought i would set out on a poetry hunt.

and this is where it led me.
these are the awesomely-written 'happy' (or just anything that made me smile, at least a little ^^) literature pieces that i found so far (most of them are terribly under-appreciated; with less than ten favourites), so, please do show them some love :

(01) playground love by *polskavic51

"With words drooling from underneath your lips,
your eyes met the gaze of my breath
constantly reappearing with every exhale.
Loud murmurs echoed in caves of...[read more]

(02) anything for you by =piratesdontcry

"ill give you my heart to make you feel happier

[but im afraid mine does not look pretty,
it has a little crack down the middle
and a few stitches here and there]

i wish that i could chase... [read more]

(03) snapshots of happiness by ~crazysingergirl

"i.
giggling in front of the mirror together,
trying on too-large dresses and high-heeled shoes
in your parents’ bathroom,
forgetting the stress and... [read more]

(04) and we shall hunt clouds with jam jars by ~layalas

"we shall run with wind through our eyelashes
and smiles upon our brows. we will whip up a storm with our laughter
as we tumble through the reeds on the riverside in hopes of
landing soft enough to... [read more]

(05) wildflower by ~kaleidoscope-ocean

"She’s the girl with half-cracked-eggshell lips and blue kaleidoscope eyes. She says her favorite color is rainbow and her favorite food is angel wishes. What she wants to be when she grows up is a... [read more]

okay, done. just five for now.
but, i'll keep searching for more.
if you have any suggestions, please do comment with a link. ^-^

on another note;
just as a bonus, here are some nice, happy, photographs (also, underappreciated) to lift your spirits.



and now for a little bit of self-promotion (might as well, why not? ^^;;), with a few of my own things that are somewhat happy-ish in one way or another:
rainbow stains
summer
the colour of happiness
pieces of happiness
(winter) love

these are nowhere near as good as the other works featured, but, i'm learning. ^^" and improving. and so, feedback would always be nice. ^^

and here is a really nice happy song:
Make Believe - Ian LeFeuvre

"make believe is my favourite way to play
where down is up and left is right.
if i keep dreamin', yeah they're all gonna' come true someday,
and so i'll dream again tonight.

[link to a video]
=)