Safely Aloft
Happiness like a balloon must be handled with great care.
A very transitory thing, sometimes made of but air.
The bubble of content can burst from a less than kindly word,
Despondency replaces joy that had within you stirred.
Happiness to be of worth is made of stronger stuff.
It must originate from deep inside to ever be enough.
Happiness that must depend on another to support,
Is not the kind that will survive a storm of any sort.
True happiness is yours to earn and it can only stay
If anchored firmly to your faith so it won’t sail away.
Do not be afraid to let it float into the bright blue sky
As long as you hold tight to ties while remaining standing by
Written by Joyce Johnson 7/18/11 for Francine;s contest
"Happiness is a Balloon"
won no.9
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