What is happiness
doing things you like?
having satisfying job?
loving somebody?
What is happiness?
You say you’ll be happy
if you find your own place to live.
He says he’ll be happy
if he has the one he loves.
She says she’ll be happy
if she makes a career.
Can’t they be happy just right now?
What is happiness
the open sky
the deep ocean
the dark forest.
I don’t want to feel when it burns.
I don’t want to see any sparks.
I don’t want to hear the rhythm.
I just want to endure in that voiceless silence.
Am I happy?
I feel peace in my heart
Is that happiness?
© W. Donovan
Painted Poems 
Perhaps peace can be more stable
than happiness?
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Yeah… I haven’t thought about that. Happiness is fleeting.
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Nice 🙂
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EMOTIONS
Some emotions
Almost like thoughts
Enter the room
Some are in a rush
Some in no hurry, sit down
Put their feet up, relax
I look them up and down
Weigh them up, make judgements
Sometimes we converse
We exchange opinions
See if we agree or disagree
Sometimes we fight
I may throw them out
Or invite them to stay longer
They all leave in the end
After all just guests
Not like those other emotions
The insidious ones
Not here in full view
But disguised in the wallpaper
And forming the bricks
– Ben Naga (https://bennaga.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/emotions/)
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Nice poem!
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Thank you kindly. It just seemed to be an appropriate comment/response to yours. 🙂
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