If half my happiness should hail from cradle—
Be it peacock's rain dance or cuckoo's coo,
Be it a frugal meal's caressing taste,
Retiring or rising sun at seashore,
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An insightful and perceptive poem on how one can attain happiness. Wonderfully written . So informative. Onto my Poem List to remind me from time to time on how to build my castles of Joy. Liked the title.Cleverly written.
Happiness differs from person to person. One's joy may be one's unjoy. You have put a nice chart about happiness in percentage on Poet's note. A nice sonnet on joy or happiness has been portrayed by you amazingly.. The concluding lines are much impressive. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your encouraging comments. Yes, you're right the couplet that follows the Volta of a sonnet has to be such.
Much of life's happiness comes from how we respond to circumstances. The same circumstance may produce different reactions in different individuals as some say 'the glass is half full' while some others say... 'it is half empty'! Mind is its own place and in itself can make a a heaven and heaven a ! Meaningful and insightful write.....!
You're right, one can always build castles of joy in air and be happy if an ability is developed to see the glass as always full, if not with the liquid of love, with air, because life refuses vacuum. Thank you dear Valsa George.