Happiness

Charles Fields II 1955 (Fort Bragg, NC)



Imagine a sailor

gone too long
from home,

family and loved ones…

returning to familiar sights,
sounds, smells and tastes…

memories
returning with the tides

Reminders of the simpler things
to appreciate

You think about
and makes you smile…

which cannot be replaced…

Of devoted souls, together
Cooking recipes with compassion,

the freshest, finest ingredients
crowned a loving garnish

Seasonings perfectly
balancing the spice of life

As musical expressions
of mellow magic

play in our minds and hearts
almost overwhelmed

by intense pleasure
being shared in our lives

with people who appreciate our kindness,
their being blessed with like minds

Showing love in familiar ways,
a touch, a rub, a hug and kiss,

tender moments
raised with loving care,

like waves of compassion
calling from their hearts to ours,

to climax in ways touching upon
our soul’s gift to one another

hidden secrets
to be blessed

for reasons
we exist…

With a transfusion
of a spark

of eternal
bliss

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Written on September 30, 2006

Submitted by Charles2 on September 15, 2023

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Scheme A XX B XX XX XX XX X AC DX XE BX XX AX XX XF DX CX XA XX BX CX XF E
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,063
Words 218
Stanzas 24
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1

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