Our Eight Basic Emotions

Fear is the feeling of being afraid, 
Afraid of what’s said or what’s done,
And joy is the feeling of being so happy,
From living a life full of fun.

Then anger is the feeling of being irate, 
Being enraged and livid, full of mad,
And grief gets a mention as a feeling of woe, 
When you’re feeling all down and all sad.

The feeling of when something’s nasty or wrong, 
That’s the feeling of pure disgust,
While a positive emotion of earned admiration
Is the powerful feeling of trust.

Unprepared and caught right off guard, 
Surprise is the mood you’ll detect,
And when you’re awaiting a foreseeable forecast, 
Anticipation is what you’ll expect.

These are our emotions we play with each day,
Please balance these to keep yourself sane.
By exercising every emotional corner you turn
You’ll enjoy all there is in your brain.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 6/29/2017 11:30:00 AM
Truly a joy to read Lewis ! It flows nicely and holds so much truth on emotions. Well done :)
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Lewis Raynes
Date: 6/29/2017 8:12:00 PM
Thanks Lenna, glad u enjoyed this
Date: 5/14/2017 12:49:00 PM
You are very right, yet it's tough to control each emotion. Day by day life teaches how to deal. Best wishes.
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Lewis Raynes
Date: 5/17/2017 2:15:00 PM
Thank u Anisha, yep live and learn
Date: 5/11/2017 5:18:00 PM
This is a gem :). I'm happy to have stumbled upon this poem.
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Lewis Raynes
Date: 5/11/2017 9:05:00 PM
Thankyou Carol, glad you could relate to these.
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