The pursuit of happiness is futile
For happiness lies within
To endeavour to find it is infantile
For it's not contained in a tin
Another cannot provide happiness
For it is a state of being
It is a choice to shed that sadness
By new perspective seeing
To live in perpetual happiness
Seems an impossible thing
But to live in perpetual sadness
Makes life unnecessarily burdening
The pursuit of happiness is futile
For happiness lies within
And sadness follows you mile after mile
Until to happiness you give in.
~x~
Written for: Midweek Motif "Happiness" at Poet's United
Linking to: Tuesday Garden at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads
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well said, Suzy!
ReplyDeleteMy upcoming novel is about happiness and boy! I studied in and out of it while writing on it ;)
Leaving constant sadness behind by changing perspectives is the goal. Well said.
ReplyDeleteFor happiness lies within........ yes,that is true.
ReplyDeleteA wise and positive perspective, kiddo. Yay!
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ReplyDeleteBrilliant perspective...laid down in a superb manner. Loved reading it, as always
Like the repetition of the first two lines....very effective :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely balance in this poem :)
ReplyDeleteHappiness is indeed a state of being, remaining within us and we have to give in to happiness to carry our journey of this life...love the positive vibe all through, as always Suzy :)
ReplyDeleteVery true!
ReplyDeleteReally well said, Suzy! Happiness is indeed a state of being.
ReplyDeleteWhen you're happy, it exudes and touches others.
ReplyDeleteVery true thoughts here. We seek happiness yet it's within us. May we all discover it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you...we can't pursue something which we already have!
ReplyDeleteHow true and apt. It lives inside us always:)
ReplyDeleteI think you cannot find happiness.. happiness finds you :-)
ReplyDeleteThere can be instances when happiness, as we expect it to be, seems to abandon us and leave us to suffer..Finding it can be both easy and difficult..Keeping it is important...
ReplyDeleteEileen
Happiness is usually found when doing almost anything with others. Then any worries are immediately halved or possibly eliminated all together.
ReplyDeleteIf we look to hard for anything it often leads to disappointment...wise words
ReplyDeleteBeatiful suzy, you have written it so well, happiness is an inside job...says fr John Powell - one of the inspiring books where he speaks about H= I J (happiness = inside job). we are responsible for our own happiness..
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