Upon the Shore of Happiness

Poetry — a favorite place to be

Photo by Marionel Luciano on Unsplash

upon the shore of happiness
the waves spreading it through
the sand tickling our toes
expanding into laughter

it is often a quiet place
a space to relinquish our
fears and troubled hearts
of worries

a pleasant place that
wants to be your favorite
emotion
eclipsing our unfavorite
feelings

it is a reachable place
yet gets buried under the muck
of living and lying, being
dishonest with ourselves and
others

making it our favorite hinders
the unfavorites’ hold on us
so visiting our happy spot often
matters
seeing fresh running waters and
springs in place of stagnant, dark
places

lifting our eyes to the heavens
keeping our chins up
coping like a splash of water
on our face
waking to the music of the
joyful sounds of…