There’s a right ratio
for happiness, tabulated
in a series of checkboxes, plus/minus
a tally of smiles.
My recipe is less complex:
a meeting of heat and sweet,
cider vinegar and salt
that dances chipotle jelly across the palate
in a palette of everything
the tongue can paint
and, tasting that bliss
I will not count anything
but clouds, or maybe stars,
settled tight against the belly
of the hill I’m sitting on.
That’s the math
of happy.
Susan Daniels Poetry 
Okay, I’m a little jealous of your genius. Well done.
Wow, thank you! Had to do it–thought has been in my head all day.
Susan, stopping by to say that I love when you do math and science! -Jennifer
Hahaha–thank you!
It adds up for me.
Smiling big, David!
Yum! Sounds wonderful … and now I know why you grow your own chillis 🙂
The math of happy….. I like
That’s the reason–right there. Not to mention the combination of hot peppers and cider vinegar clears the sinuses while they are simmering 😉
Tasting bliss through your words. Delight for my senses
Thank you, Audra! Are you a sweet/spicy fan?
Very much so. I love love spicey
Then I will send you some this summer!
Spicey
Hah–pretty sure I can’t send it over the US border though–might qualify as a WMD…
haaa yum. Cannot wait. We should exchange addresses woman
Let’s do it!
Very impressive. Well done.>KB
Thank you, KB!
I’m Luvin’ This!!!!
Aw, shucks, you just want some pepper jam. Fess up 😉 You and Audra are close enough I can send you some.
delightful and tasty
Thank you, Paul! I have been all about smell and taste lately in my writing. That’s what happens when you write while a little hungry, I guess.
Wonderful calculation
Thanks, C! Have missed you! Back now?
Yes, I’m back and how glad I am to see you all 🙂
oh, this is tasty…piquant, even.
Hee, hee. Thanks.
isn’t simplicity and gratitude for these supposedly everyday things the answer to prayer? You are sweet inspiration dear!
Aw, thank you Deb. Stay blessed. Feeling better?
Just the right combination.
THanks, Nelle!
This is real I enjoyed reading.
Thank you!
Your welcome have a great day!
Wow, a recipe called happy balance – blend portions of sweet with sprinkling of sweat, add a dash of heat and a splash of cool; ignore the numbers and weights and the past, feel and taste the now once the mind is fine then, sit back and enjoy the present of the present!
You got it, Noel! …too bad I can’t send you any pepper jelly.