As evening nears I pause my thoughts to recollect today <br />And though my prose is not a match for Poe or Hemingway <br />One need not be an author; published wealthy and renowned <br />To understand that happiness is more than just a noun <br /> <br />Today found me quite happy; why this was I am not sure <br />The morning and the afternoon were really quite obscure <br />No grandiose experience or fortune came my way <br />My work pursued in quietude was certainly blasé <br /> <br />Perhaps pursuing happiness prevents achieving it <br />For happiness is not a product of our strength or wit <br />It's not something we gather by the bushel such as corn <br />Nor are we granted it through any birthright when we're born <br /> <br />For those who understand it happiness comes from within <br />And not from whom we are or what we have or where we've been <br />So happiness you see is really easy to attain <br />Just look inside yourself and find the goodness you contain <br /> <br />Then let that goodness rule your thoughts and yes your actions too <br />While always to your values and beliefs remaining true <br />Then happiness will not be something you need to pursue <br />As happiness with all its joy will find its place in you.<br /><br />Richard Lackman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/happiness-347/
