Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

A Dose of Happy

I'm tired of hearing news that's bad.
It really drags me down.
My smile is morphing into
What's much closer to a frown.

I know the likelihood of this
Increases as we age.
To understand that life will end
One needn't be a sage.

Yet right now I could use a dose
Of happy in my cup,
Which I'm certain Henry* will provide
As soon as he wakes up...


*my 22 month old grandson, currently napping

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Dennis East January 19, 2016 at 5:31 AM The more I think about it the more I like the idea of challenging oneself to trot out one poem every day. I can see how this little window before getting up would see you reach for your pad. Perfect.

Ovidiu Bocsa July 24, 2015 at 1:38 PM Each verse of your poems is a dose of love and happy for readers.Thanks for share. Robert Johnson July 28, 2015 at 4:58 PM I'm just going to second this wonderful comment. :) Ilene Bauer July 26, 2015 at 7:15 PM thank you for that lovely comment, ovidiu! much appreciated...