Where is happiness,
my fair-weather friend?
Here today, gone tomorrow
Almost gone for good
in the midst of sorrowWhere is happiness
my disloyal friend?
Quick to flee
when one disagrees
You shout, “Sayonara!”
at the first sign of palaverThough pleasant you are
-still – fleeting is your presence
So I’ll go with Joy instead
-for the hard times ahead
-for the terrain I must tread
©Vivian Zems
May 16, 2018 at 6:27 pm
there are times when happiness seems fleeting… hold on to it as long as you can
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May 16, 2018 at 7:16 pm
It disappears when you open that bill ….Joy is deeper😊
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May 16, 2018 at 6:31 pm
“So I’ll go with Joy instead, for the hard times ahead”. I love that positive outlook!
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May 16, 2018 at 7:15 pm
Thanks Sherry😊
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May 16, 2018 at 7:12 pm
Joy, hopefully, will make all the little goodbyes no longer necessary. It is wrenching when those goodbyes are necessary in the midst of heart calls for a friend. Nicely captured in three short verse.
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May 16, 2018 at 7:15 pm
Thanks, Susan!
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May 16, 2018 at 7:49 pm
Totally agree with you on that one. We need to hold on to happiness or elicit the joy from within us.
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May 16, 2018 at 8:03 pm
Absolutely !
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May 16, 2018 at 8:18 pm
Hi Vivian, I loved the poem. What does Sayonara means?
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May 16, 2018 at 8:19 pm
Thanks Dee! It’s Japanese for ‘goodbye’😊
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May 16, 2018 at 10:43 pm
Beautifully written my friend. I really like this message. ☺❤
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May 17, 2018 at 9:03 am
Thanks Walt 🙂
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May 17, 2018 at 12:11 am
Life is indeed a rollercoaster, but there are rainbows after rain. Good write.
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May 17, 2018 at 9:04 am
Thanks, Beverley
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May 17, 2018 at 12:59 am
How true Vivian, one must always keep a positive attitude and everything will look good around us.
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May 17, 2018 at 9:05 am
Indeed it will :)…
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May 17, 2018 at 5:38 am
I like your perspective. Well put.
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May 17, 2018 at 9:00 am
Thanks, Sumana!
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May 17, 2018 at 7:08 pm
Good point in this discussion of happiness, Vivian! Happiness is fleeting for sure and it makes us want it more. Hugs!
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May 17, 2018 at 11:22 pm
Indeed, it is! Thank you 🙂
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