Conventional wisdom tells you <br />If you do all the right things <br />Following the rules <br />It should be yours to have <br /> <br />Soon as you think you understand what it is <br />In a blink of an eye <br />Something happens in your day <br />To make it disappear <br />Leaving you to wonder <br />how did that happen again <br /> <br />You cant touch it <br />You cant hold onto it tight enough <br />Like a bubble that explodes into air when you try <br /> <br />Is it a feeling <br />Not to measured by any other standard <br />Then your own <br /> <br />Running around chasing after it <br />As if you can <br />it laughs at you <br />alluding you if you try <br /> <br />Finally understanding you can never find it <br />outside of yourself or in others <br /> <br />So remain open to Silence <br />Be Grateful <br />Respectful <br />Hopeful <br />Joyful <br />Use laughter to lighten your load <br />And you will truly be blessed with happiness <br />deep down In your soul<br /><br />Linda Engwall<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/chasing-happiness-2/
