Happy is an Inside Job

In this place of inner peace
I aspire to reside
Within the sphere of my control
Is where I might decide

Sow the seeds of happiness
Plant and tend with care
Or just neglect the garden
Or water it with fears

Maybe make no choice at all
Then certainly I’d lose
Happy is an inside job
One I have to choose

About This Poem

Last Few Words: Really going through some feelings lately. Choosing positivity isn’t always easy or accessible

Style/Type: Structured: Western

Review Request Direction: How does this theme appeal to you?

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft

About the Author

Region, Country: U.S.A., USA

Favorite Poets: Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman. I’m enamored by the work of lyricists such as Robert Hunter, John Barlow, John Dyer Baizley, and Tom Marshall just to name a handful.

Comments

RoseBlack

1 year 7 months ago

Well done

And such an honest write! Sometimes choosing positive feels absolutely impossible. It feels like the well of happiness runs dry when we desperately need it most. Where I am on some things at the moment as well, hoping that since one positive came through, perhaps the rest will follow suit. Wishing you all the best and always here if you need an ear.

nokros

1 year 4 months ago

love this

quite expressive and touching.

Candlewitch

1 year 4 months ago

Dear Tim,

Positive is a good aim. Keep your eyes on the prize! Just concentrate on the good things, I know that you can do it!

*hugs, Cat