swirling black and blue
the sky’s open prophecy
shames the hiding sun
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Category: Haiku & Other Poetry
Pondering Happiness
happiness unfound
awake, we dream of the day
when dawn returns joy
Questions that occur to me as I ponder happiness:
- Can happiness be “unfound”? And if it can, does that mean it’s been lost or just remains unknown?
- Is ignorance really bliss?
- Is happy is as happy does?
- And is there really such a thing as the Bluebird of Happiness?
- How do we quantify happiness? Will we know when we’ve reached peak happy?
- Can we ever understand the path to happiness? Is it a result of tangible actions or just a function of brain chemistry?
- Get the mix right and smile all day! Maybe we just all need some of Mother’s Little Helpers.
I can’t really answer my own questions but thanks to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie for challenging me to think about HAPPINESS and to Sue’s Photo Challenge for leading me to the Bluebird of Happiness 🙂
the death of empathy
the whole of knowledge
cannot fill the empty void
if empathy dies
Thanks for the double inspiration to Ronovan Writes and WOTD.
raging in the light
burning with fever
sweet dreams spin into nightmares
raging in the light
Today’s haiku was inspired by our current situation, the Global Climate Strike, and one of my favorites – Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge. Our words are fever and fierce (for which I subbed in raging).
Listen to the scientists and the kids!
Engulfed
heart aflame, I cry
my burning lips spilling pain
as I am engulfed
Image by Gloria Williams from Pixabay
Thanks to Patricia’s Place and her In Other Words challenge for the wonderful inspiration.
Tina Stewart Brakebill 