Happiness
happiness like
peace is hard to define is it the absence of sorrow
no... sorrow is
a part of life yet everyone wants happiness
longs for
it tries to create a life filled with it
given the
choice most people like to tell you about their sorrow
paint big
canvases fill billboards allow sorrow the big space
keeps happiness to
themselves i awake in the morning
the sun is just topping the
mountain i step
outside the air fresh
fill my lungs with the aroma of sage my work waits for
me
unfinished where i left it my life is
full you are here
you bring a smile to my face we have what we
need
happiness and sorrow tee totter like children on a see-saw
the
combination makes a life my companions follow me through the day
take turns selecting
the color creating a color-field happiness and sorrow
sunshine and
shadow held in the balance for all to see
May 20, 2015
17 comments:
I love to picture you outside inhaling that sage filled air..of course how can we know happiness if we haven't experienced sorrow...and yet we move as long as the colours and ink moves..and..we have someone or some thing left always to wake up to and for....I hope I hope xo
Sometimes its difficult to pin point happiness but the feeling radiates on a person's face clearly :D sometimes words are not needed to explain our joy which can be seen plainly through one's eyes..!
Beautiful poem...! Loved it :D
xoxo
Yes! Sage and work where you left it--a little bit of certainty and company. In the balance. That works for me too.
Yes, happiness and sorrow tee totter indeed. I think we can have both in our lives. You are right about balance. We have to keep them in balance, hopefully though a bit more happiness than sorrow at any given time.
Oh this is so real - happiness and sorrow, mixed.......the satisfactions of the morning air, a dear companion and work awaiting.....encompassing the losses and loves that comprised a life. Beautifully done, my friend. Wonderfully lived.
For every good thing needs be its opposite. But we can appreciate it all and find a degree of fulfillment, contentedness.
BTW, Annell... you and I used some of the same lines in these creations. Synchronous!
Love the layout of this, as well as the language. X marks the spot for happiness.
The meaning of happiness can never be properly defined without experiencing sorrow. :)
held in the balance - yes, I think that is key
"like children on a see-saw"...exactly and i used a coin image with two faces...and that balance and restrain is life....a heartfelt write Annell....
What a lovely illustration of the full palette of experience, and the full life that results from embracing the whole spectrum :)
Yes, that's how it goes. :) I love your lines about waking up in the morning and experiencing all those happy-making things.
Lovely thoughts Annell and so true. May we all accept the balance of life with wisdom. May we be happy.
Hmm makes me think that the painting needs sunshine and shadow to give perspective.
Nicely painted
Written like a wise sage, and i love the matter of fact mood
Much love....
Well written, a very honest message.
Love the see-saw metaphor. Very apt.
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