Happiness

Happiness is an elusive creature,    
a ghostly apparition without substance    
   
Ancient man birthed an idea    
that solidified into a concept    
which morphed into a precious treasure    
   
"I MUST have this wonderful thing! -- though I cannot define it.    
see it, taste it, weigh it,    
nor hold it in the palm of my hand"    
   
Happiness is a seductive temptress    
She beckons with a sensuous whisper, yet    
Gaze too long or too hard in her direction    
and she shyly fades into the shadows    
   
So I go on with life    
and leave Happiness to her games and subtle pleasures    
Perhaps one day she will deign to walk beside me for a little while    
Perhaps not -    
she is quite the capricious little bitch.