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Holding Happiness
I'd love to hold happiness
And then I'd wish for it to stay,
But just like water in my hands,
It always dwindles away.
I'd love to pick happiness
Like many a beautiful flower.
Then I would put them in a vase,
If I could only have the power.
I'd love to bottle happiness
And maybe save it for later.
Though my hopes are so big and many
That they could easily fill a crater.
I'd lo...
Tuesday 6th August 2024 4:01 pm
A Poem a Day
Oh NaPoWriMo
how you challenge me.
Calling me to rhyme on time
when I would rather procrastinate
with this talent of mine.
A poem a day keeps the doldrums away.
Read it, write it, recite it,
makes no difference
to me.
Just do what you can
with what you've got
and see how happy
you will be!
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