restless curiosity,
know that
nothing
will never
extinguish the
smoldering embers
of your discontent,
except for happiness,
which is only
a choice away.
that makes us
look without seeing,
listen without hearing,
live without being.
to be said
about sitting
on a porch,
enjoying a sunset,
and completely
losing yourself in
its symphony of colors
with your feet up,
sipping on some
mellow bourbon
without a single word
or worry in
this world.
it doesn’t get
any better.
of reverence,
a fair amount
of civility,
and a smidgeon
of luck
maybe someday
we'll escape
your grasp
and finally
find our way.
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Lovely poem Eric.
My world in a nutshell. Since retiring, this has been my goal. To leave all the stress and nonsense behind and your books have helped me on this journey. Our (hubby and I) favorite place to be is on our porch at sunrise with a hot cup of coffee and each other, sitting quietly with our own thoughts.
Thank you! I'm working on this too myself. It's been difficult for me, not being able to travel. The pandemic has forced us all to take a longer pause than we might have been prepared for. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Happiness is really a choice away.
We are the product of our decisions.
Wonderful poem
Thank you. So true! At some point we just have to say, "I'm content" and let the happiness flow.
Hello dear friend @ericvancewalton good day
Beautiful composition. It's true, being happy is a choice and not a person's state of mind
You have a beautiful gift, your writings are admirable
Enjoy the weekend
Hello my friend. I appreciate it! This one was like a "stream of consciousness" piece that I wrote very quickly. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I hope you enjoy your weekend too!
Poetry is beautiful, it is a way to express ourselves, to be able to unburden ourselves as well, many people do not know how to transmit certain feelings and they do it through these words. It is simply wonderful.
Poetry is my literary "drug" of choice. : ) No matter what other forms of writing I do I always come back to it. Thank you!
Everything is relative. When I was young, I loved tomorrow's sunsets. Now for me the sunset is real happiness. In the sunsets - the divine wisdom of the sky and the sun. Very beautiful verse
Thank you! I love the meaning in what you said here. It's so true, when we're young we're always living in anticipation. When we hit middle age we realize how valuable the present moment is, especially in the midst of a 2+ year long pandemic.
Our lives are our choices, if we live a quiet and happy life, it means that we make the best choice.Thank you for these beautiful words.
Thank you for reading and for your comment!
Very nice poem, enjoy watching it, congratulations! :)
Thanks!
This is also what happens, when you are with someone you love. And this someone can be even an animal. I feel the same, when I sit in the nature (or even in the house) with my Harris's hawk on my arm. I have a feeling of incredible peace and love. Like as if there would be absolutely no problems and difficulties in life. As if everything would be fine. And in the end, this is actually true. We are not really physical beings.
Merry Christmas.
Greetings and much love from Hungary.
I very much agree @xplosive. I feel the same way when I spend these kinds of quiet moments with our beagle. Animals' minds are far less cluttered than most of ours, they have purer spirits than most humans as well. Thank you and a very Merry Christmas to you and your family!
What a beautiful poem...but until now I'm still thinking about the meaning of
look without seeing,
listen without hearing
Hope you have a wonderful day, Eric.
Thank you! What I meant by those lines you quote is our incessant "want for more" robs us of the joy and blessings in the present moment. Have a wonderful week Eliana!
Wow this is so lovely, I enjoyed reading this and have learnt a lot on Happiness. Thank you sir for sharing
Thanks!
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I love this. This is something I'm trying to do more lately, be more present, because sometimes, I just feel my life gets away from me. Although I do think that sometimes, it's ego that makes us "listen without hearing". After all, most people only listen to reply, right? ;)
Thank you! Life moves so quickly these days, even faster as you get older. True, true! Truly listening is one of the most difficult things we can do but we can learn so much from it.
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