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Happiness?

SayQuois
JeremyK
Twisted Dreamer
Canada 1awards
Joined 19th Feb 2019
Forum Posts: 72

Poetry Contest

For me, "happiness" is one of the most difficult, frustrating, misleading, culturally religiously- class--caste--socio-economically- laden, etc... Mindfucks of a concept and apparent aspirational goal I've been confronted with. So... Write about it, poets
I've got no rules in here,
One-by-one we're facing fears,
Throwing yokes, relieving hearts
And greasing gears...

Only rule:

A poem from 1-50 lines* in length about or around the notion of happiness as you situate and understand it.  It can be:

--A definition
--a critique
--a rejection
--an ode
--a eulogy
-an experience
--hymn, lament

What the fuck ever.  But a poem.

And while I probably have hinted a bit about my own ambivalence, when I put my judge's wig on I'm as objective as the true definition of our subject.  Ha. Ha.

*LINE in the context of length rule is taken to mean the space DUP gives for a line in their submission field.  Loophole seeking shenanigans such as using forward slashes or other shorthand will not pass the gate.  So tighten up!

And as always, be as happy as you want to be


PAR
PAULO ACACIO RAMOS
Dangerous Mind
Portugal 20awards
Joined 26th May 2022
Forum Posts: 325

Happiness

   
Why would you think about relishing?  
The relish is the most high perception of all.  
A relish is upper. a relish is elated,  
a relish is eminent, however.  
   
I saw the quick satisfaction destroyed,  
How I mourned the final fulfilment.  
A final fulfilment is immediate.    
A final fulfilment is fast however.  
   
The fool happiness that's really empty,  
Above all others is the gentle gladness.  
Grateful and genuine gentle gladness.  
Never forget the hungry gentle gladness.  
   
All that is little is not future felicity,  
future felicity by all account is big.  
Are you upset by how life-sized it is?  
You see the future felicity so prominent?  
   
Just like a walk is the jubilation.  
Down into the darkness of the jubilation,  
gently it goes - the sensationalistic,    
the lily-livered, the dishonourable.  
   
The lousy luck is not staccato!  
The lousy luck is exceptionally silken.  
Does the lousy sadness make you shiver?  
Does it really make you quiver?  
   
   
Written by PAR (PAULO ACACIO RAMOS)
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SayQuois
JeremyK
Twisted Dreamer
Canada 1awards
Joined 19th Feb 2019
Forum Posts: 72

Fantastic submission, Mr. Ramos.  Thank you.

Betty
Tyrant of Words
United States 27awards
Joined 8th May 2012
Forum Posts: 511

Nexus

you enter our  
bed whisper-light  
and mold yourself  
to my back  
 
in half sleep  
i toy with  
your arm hair  
and nestle into  
my haven  
 
the nexus between  
dreams and reality  
with you is so blurred  
that i no longer  
ruminate over  
such petty details  
 
for you are  
all of my dreams
Written by Betty
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Jordan
D.O.C.
Twisted Dreamer
United States 13awards
Joined 4th May 2022
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Bluevelvete
Tyrant of Words
United States 74awards
Joined 21st July 2020
Forum Posts: 2349

... it's about strength in choices, hard labour and really good coffee (+Reading)

Bluevelvete
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SayQuois
JeremyK
Twisted Dreamer
Canada 1awards
Joined 19th Feb 2019
Forum Posts: 72

Thank you, Betty, Jordan, and blue velvete for your wonderful submissions. I am grateful for your time and talent

SayQuois
JeremyK
Twisted Dreamer
Canada 1awards
Joined 19th Feb 2019
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And a special shout out to blue velvete for coming in at precisely 50 lines. No bonus points.  Just a special shout out.  😁

dejure
vick
Dangerous Mind
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Joined 17th Aug 2015
Forum Posts: 2880

an innocent crush




she saw me
and I saw her

I smiled and
saw the giggle in her

I was sitting across her
watching how the thin air
mess her hair

our blushed eyes met
each other in turns
as she put the hair
behind her ears

the smell of the fresh green
as we pass the fields
and I fly into her eyes

lost in my dreams with her
then again,
I search for her eyes

her sparkling eyes
painted a blush
on our faces

my teenage heart
proposed to her
in the next station
I married her
on a beach

then I searched
for her eyes

and I saw her,
walking slowly
on the platform
as I slowly
passed her

I never
saw her again.

but still,
those eyes...

paint a blush
on my face


Written by dejure (vick)
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robert43041
Viking
Tyrant of Words
Canada 43awards
Joined 30th July 2020
Forum Posts: 918

Happiness (22)

Certainly insecure  
But with a nudge from her friend  
Martha submitted a few of her sketches  
To a fashion contest  
 
And won first prize for that superb design  
Of a dress.  
Written by robert43041 (Viking)
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LunasChild8
Dangerous Mind
Canada 21awards
Joined 27th Dec 2017
Forum Posts: 540

The Sun Has Returned

The sun has returned
I welcome its light and warmth
My heart melts at the life that came from me, and invigorates me
My house is now a home again
A part of my soul has been extended into other beings of light
Is… is this a dream?
I never thought I’d feel so… complete
Blissful, content, alive…
The sun has returned, and I’m eager to bask in its light.
Written by LunasChild8
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Bluevelvete
Tyrant of Words
United States 74awards
Joined 21st July 2020
Forum Posts: 2349

removed.

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SayQuois
JeremyK
Twisted Dreamer
Canada 1awards
Joined 19th Feb 2019
Forum Posts: 72

Related submission no longer exists.
MadameLavender said:https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/487237-nothing/

Thank you.  I love this as a perspective and as a just a great poem, the tone, pace, arrangement perfect for its message.

Tending your own backyard garden..

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