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Happiness
by
Barbara Eknoian


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When he holds your hand
and you know that he's the one,
and finally waltzing after being
a high school wallflower.
Happiness is when your boyfriend,
whom you just broke off with,
pulls up in his Pontiac and says,
 "Hey, do you need a ride?"
Happiness is having
a financial crisis
and you both shrug it off
because you have each other.
Happiness is receiving a card
from your school buddy
and she still writes,
Best friends forever!
Happiness is when you arrive
at the after-school program
to pick up the kids
and your grandson shouts out,
There's my Grandma!


© by Barbara Eknoian.
Used with the author's permission.


 

 


 

Barbara Eknoian is a poet, novelist, and veteran member of Donna Hilbert's poetry workshops. Barbara lives with her extended family in La Mirada, California. Her latest novel is Romance is Not Too Far From Here

 

 

 

 


Post New Comment:
MLove:
Love these great examples. Happiness is so much in the little things, isn't it?
Posted 09/18/2023 04:08 PM
CamilleBalla:
These pure joys are indeed happiness spanned over the years. I love the examples especially the first and the last!
Posted 09/16/2023 09:27 PM
BAMars:
Such pure examples of the simple joys. Thank you for helping me keep things in perspective, Barbara!
Posted 09/16/2023 08:10 PM
Wilda Morris:
Good list! I like that none of the items were celebrating something bad happening to someone else. And, as a grandmother, I love the ending.
Posted 09/16/2023 01:25 PM
Lori Levy:
Great details and great ending.
Posted 09/16/2023 12:10 PM
paradea:
All of this...and more. Love it!!
Posted 09/16/2023 12:08 PM
peninsulapoet:
I love Barara's poems. Her voice is truly her own and she speaks from the heart!
Posted 09/16/2023 11:33 AM
Jancan:
These wonderful definitions of "happiness" are much more pleasing and descriptive than those in dictionaries!
Posted 09/16/2023 10:06 AM
Sharon Waller Knutson:
I loved this poem because it so musical and so wise and relatable. These lines especially spoke to me: "waltzing after being a high school wallflower," "Best friends forever!," and "Theres my Grandma!"
Posted 09/16/2023 09:31 AM
David:
Very nice observations of a few of lifes precious moments.
Posted 09/16/2023 09:17 AM


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