happyness

happiness is a fleeting emotion

so transient and capricious
its always gone in a twinkle,
and back in the next.

thats the way my life has it.

erratic circumstances of late
has seen me playing

the ecstatic-melancholic see-saw.

unpredictability and life are
bed partners with much in common.

take wednesday afternoon,

shopping and dining
(think ikea meatballs)
in the company of two great friends.

and wednesday night,

grudgingly returning to camp while
plagued by an x-ray induced headache.

then thursday night,

out clubbing with the most unlikely people,
to a most joyous outcome.

happiness does not rely on
fame, fortune nor hard work.

the more you seek it,
the more it evades you entirely.

self help gurus preach zillions
of ways to achieve happiness.

they mean zilch to me.

the fickleness of happiness,
we're all at its mercy.

so by faith i shall kneel and pray,
that GOD bless my every day,

with hope, love, peace and joy,
each new day i shall enjoy.

to each heart thy blessings give,
may we ever to thy glory live.

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may the GOD of hope fill you
with all joy and peace as you trust in Him,
so that you may overflow with hope
by the power of the holy spirit.

~ romans 15:13