Happiness Simple Poems

I miss those days of hopscotch

Doing handstands against the wall

Skipping, riding bikes, running free

Playing with friends…. having a ball!


Those days of youthful exuberance and excitement...

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Clouds of grey hues,
Swim across the air above. 
A dove is flying high,
Racing to reach his nest below. 

You can feel the rain, 
Drizzling droplets...

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I have decided to live on buttermilk.
It contains all the ingredients
to sustain a happy and productive life.
No more worrying about the next meal.
I can spend...

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Wind through the door-
     smile and close it. 

I can’t believe we’ve met,
     can’t believe the thing...

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How can you express a feeling so pure
Which takes you to heaven, as you forget
All the pain you had to endure?

Can a mere few words...

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Discovered at last
The key to a happy life;
Low expectations

(3/7/24)
...

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Remember when we used to play
In our backyards every day
We built castles in the sand
And chased each other hand in hand

Remember when we used to...

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Ingredients:

~ A pint of stress
~A cup of anxiety 
~A tablespoon of guilt
~A pinch of regret
~A dash of hopelessness
~A sprinkle of self-doubt

Directions:

- Mix all the ingredients...

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Morn’s glistening dew
Softly clings to blades of green
Sunshine sets them free

...

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January 2nd is the unluckiest day of the year.
It's when all the bad things happen, I fear.

The holidays are over, the bills are due.
The weather...

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When we
extend an act
of kindness to someone
it leaves a smile within our hearts
with bliss

Edward J Ebbs - 10/13/2023


Written for a contest, Cinquain...

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At nights we’d sit out on the balcony drinkin
Breathin
That thick mug air
Of a New Orleans summer evening.
Livin as easy
As they’d let us
In the bowels of...

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When I am without her 
The sun doesn't shine as brightly 
When I am without her,
The clouds are dark and foreboding 
When I am without...

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Me, if I don’t see a cornfield in the morning,
I am unhappy,
Me, if I don’t see a deer in a field, in the morning,
I am...

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It is glorious weather today
The sun is bright and warm
Birds are happily chirping
A distant sound of someone mowing the lawn

A productive day outside for both...

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