Wednesday, May 16, 2018

HAPPINESS

We’re to consider “happiness” for
this week’s Midweek Motif.  I am
blessed, and seem to have a working
acquaintance with happiness.
Submitted to Poets United
May 16, 2018
















Could it be happiness is elusive
        hidden by thoughts obtrusive
While dwelling on discontent
        and wondering where happy went
Perhaps we expect too much…
        glorious grand moments and such
Meanwhile quiet moments of  pleasure
        could bring happiness beyond measure
But we carelessly pass them by
        while we're looking for “pie in the sky”.

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The photo is of an Oregon sunrise taken
by my daughter.
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14 comments:

  1. SusanMay 16, 2018 at 4:50 PM

    Quite succinct and true, I think. Sad. A cautionary gem.

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  2. Sherry Blue SkyMay 16, 2018 at 5:31 PM

    I so agree - there are so many "ordinary" moments of beauty while people look past them, seeking razzle dazzle.....it is always a pleasure to read you, Beverly.

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  3. purplepeninportland.comMay 16, 2018 at 5:43 PM

    Yes, I think many of us expect too much. Have to look at the details. Love this, Bev!

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  4. ThotpurgeMay 16, 2018 at 7:09 PM

    Very true.. expectation can destroy the "now" so easily...

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  5. rallentandaMay 16, 2018 at 8:31 PM

    Yes,so many miss out on the'real thing' looking for the grandiose to impress others. I know someone who has just returned from a bike trip around Myanmar and he cannot tell you one thing about the place.

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  6. Old EggMay 16, 2018 at 8:49 PM

    Happiness and contentment can be found in such insignificant things cant they? How right you are.

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  7. Gillena CoxMay 16, 2018 at 9:45 PM

    Luv that end line. I do agree happiness finds us instead of the other way around

    Thanks for dropping by my blog

    much love...

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  8. Sumana RoyMay 17, 2018 at 1:31 AM

    Yes that quiet moment of pleasure IS happiness. You're so right Bev.

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  9. annell4May 17, 2018 at 6:49 AM

    Though your words may be true, not always. Sometimes in those quiet moments, is where you are so aware of the sadness and loss. For me, especially the sunsets.

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  10. Bekkie SanchezMay 17, 2018 at 11:23 AM

    Some people do have standards that are too high to hold up in the light of day when it's the every day things that give us real happiness.

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  11. Samyuktha Semi JayaprakashMay 18, 2018 at 1:12 PM

    A big truth which many of us fail to realise.The picture is as stunning as the words

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  12. Sherry Blue SkyMay 29, 2018 at 10:50 AM

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  13. junemac2June 5, 2018 at 11:33 AM

    Love this Bev, so apt and true, didn't know you wrote poetry, I do too. xxx

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