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When my little feet
Ran along the track
I thought
Happiness was
The running event
The runner
The track
And may be that red ribbon
Which awaits
For the fastest sprinter
Though it did not take much time
To find out
That a coin had two faces
Happiness and Disappointment
One will come in the other’s trail
This game of coin I played all my life
Until a few days ago
When I was startled
To discover
That happiness always lay hidden
In the heart
And nowhere outside
Only it had to come out
Cracking the shell
And spread over the vastness
Giving every object
A new light
Every bend
A new view
Happiness is the sharp, pointed
Nib of a pen
And is always filled
With ink of light
And ever ready to write
The story of a life
Posted for Susan’s Midweek Motif ~ Happiness@ PU
There is wisdom in this. Happiness and disappointment have little to do with the event as much as how we view it in our hearts. It is a feeling, and we can choose this to an extent. Though I do have those things that make me happy, like your running.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a magnificent poem..!! :D
ReplyDeleteWith ink of light
And ever ready to write
The story of a life.
Loved these lines :D thought it was a brilliant way to end the poem :D
Lots of love
Sanaa
Only the wise can discover the happiness inside, A message beautifully delivered! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a journey and awakening...most things lie within us..and we discover we can write and share them...that's a joy
ReplyDeleteBless you for your peen and all it brings to me! Linking happiness with outcomes has also ended for me, though I cannot pinpoint when. I like the image of cracking open like an egg, only better. It's another lease on life.
ReplyDeletepen, pen!
DeleteBeautiful! Indeed, happiness is always in the heart ..we have to crack the shell to discover it.... :-)
ReplyDeleteFascinating piece, Sumana! Oh, how I loved the 'ink of light'...beautiful! Inspiring...
ReplyDeletedefinitely life is yin and yang, yet i think back to a quote i read recently which said one is fully responsible for one's happiness; so write, write write my dear sister poet
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping in to read mine
much love...
Sumana, this is beautiful - just beautiful. One of my two favorites of yours in recent weeks. Smiles. I like that happiness always lies hidden in the heart...sometimes it takes us almost a lifetime to realize this. So good as well to write the story of a life. We can do this with poetry, I think! Smiles.
ReplyDeleteExceedingly beautiful, and wise. I resonate so deeply with your words.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful poem with several lovely images--the ink of light is one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteYou've described your personal evolution here. So fun to read and appreciate.
ReplyDeleteLove love LOVE this:
ReplyDelete"Happiness is the sharp, pointed
Nib of a pen
And is always filled
With ink of light"
I couldn't agree more. That is just beautiful and fitting.
DeleteThis particular portion was my favorite as well :-) Just beautiful.
DeleteBeautifully penned Sumana. I particularly liked the that happiness always lay hidden the heart.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I will never look at the coins the same way again.
Yes happiness comes from within....some are blessed with it ,others must learn !
ReplyDeleteGreat image of happiness cracking open its shell.. Yes, I agree happiness comes from the inside!
ReplyDeleteVery philosophically layered into many wonderful levels. Great show of language skills Sumana!
ReplyDeleteHank
Oh, what a lovely discovery — I could feel it as you wrote. (Or so it seemed; I was actually feeling it as I read, of course. *Smile* )
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful this poem is. For all the joy we have in our lives it is often much later that we realize how wonderful even small events were that made us happy.
ReplyDeleteWish you loads of happiness!!
ReplyDeleteWe can choose which we want...for even in dissapointment and loss, wait, happiness is on the way....
ReplyDeleteThis poem is splendid. How beautifully you describe the truth of happiness, of life, of inner discovery. I love this poem Sumana.
ReplyDeleteOh I felt like I was on a treasure hunt Sumana. Truly happiness lies at the end of the pen.
ReplyDeleteThat happiness always lay hidden
ReplyDeleteIn the heart
I love this wisdom!
Sumana,
ReplyDeleteI do believe that happiness is stored in our hearts and that there is always more than we might require in our lifetime. Therefore, it should be easy to give and to find happiness, sometimes in the oddest of places. I liked the two-faced coin of emotions; so true. Of course Sumana, ink flows with a goodness which repays us, when we read our words!
Eileen
Beautiful, beautiful write!
ReplyDeleteWonderful - For me: some of your very best work, Sumana!
ReplyDeleteA positive and uplifting poem.
ReplyDeleteThe last stanza is a sticky one for me....the wisdom of life laid in those six lines.....Awesome will be an understatement.
ReplyDeleteA lovely poem, Sumana. We make our happiness and we have to keep disappointment at bay by perhaps finding a coin with happiness on both sides...
ReplyDeleteLoved the last six lines!
Very well said ... happiness lies deep within us :-)
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