Terry Cunningham Poet Rhyme

HAPPINESS IN A JAR

As I try to wish away, all the sadness that I feel;
 As if a night sky's falling star, could grant me something  real...
    If only one small wish, of what's eluded me all this life thus far;
         I'd wish for just some happiness, just a little in a jar;
    So I could open as I needed, unload some sadness that I feel
                         Much like unloading bulky freight, 
                         From a trains overloaded boxcar...
          If only I could wish away, all the sadness that I feel,
                              I'd finish this life with certainty 
                            And a soul full of new found zeal...

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Kim Rodrigues August 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM I find with sadness, you must give yourself moments in time to “not think about it,” for always we remember. Hugs ~ Kim Terry Cunningham August 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM I just noticed your response to my poem. Thank you and you're absolutely right, SOMETIMES.. but thank you more for taking the time to read, relate and most importantly, responding. Angers Fate... A/K/A Terry Cunningham Terry Cunningham August 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM Thank you. No one ever hardly responds. Critique, insult, lesson. Nada. Lives can be very different from others and even their own at different times