Doggedly in pursuit, Of a whiff fresh and perfumed. Scents reminding of heaven, Happiness is what it is named. I searched for it everywhere. In pubs, malls and disco. In glitzy modern apartments, That everyone today calls home. I also scan the internet, Hoping for a sudden pop up, Like a scheme that announces, Where happiness can be bought. I travel far and wide, New hotels and cuisines every night. Alas, happiness still evades Nowhere can I find. Then someone suggested to me To look inside my head That is where apparently Happiness has it's own nest. There it stays, cooked up, self-content. As long as it is not disturbed. Out it comes of its own exile. Only if called to rescue, by someone.Β
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So true…yet we chase the world in pursuit of it. Very well penned Goutam!
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Thanks so much Radhika. Glad that you liked my write. ππ
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Good post Goutam. Sometimes the harder we search for happiness, the more it evades us. Sometimes though it finds us when we least expect it. Thanks for joining in today.
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Thank you so much. So happy to know that you liked my write. π
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You’re welcome
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Wonderful poetry and a wise look into happiness. Nicely penned. Great work Goutam. A delightful read. π
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Thank you so much. ππ
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Couldn’t agree moreπ€
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That is one lovely reminder π
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Thanks so much Nima. π
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You are welcome π β€
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This is a cleverly written poem, and isn’t that true about happiness? π
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Yes..it is for sure. Thanks so much. π
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Yeah, no problem π
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so true.. we will do everything to find it.. i love how you put that into your words
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Thank you for your words. So thrilled to know that you liked my poem. ππ
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Beautifully penned, Goutam. Seems we don’t always look in the right places for happiness. Your stanza “Then someone suggested to me
To look inside my head
That is where apparently
Happiness has it’s own nest.”
says it all.
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Thank you Eugenia…You are very right. Happiness is a state of mind and we sometimes tend to forget that. Thanks so much for your words of praise. π
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You’re welcome!
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So well said, Goutam and so true!
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Thanks so much Punam. π
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You are welcome. π
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In search of happiness lost all my happiness , why we search which is our basic nature which is then with open eyes and also in closed eyes if we just stop with our ego of searching . lovely expression of search in modern times , love the way you put your silence into words . love all.
ram H singhal
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Thank you so much Sir. Yes…you are absolutely right. It’s the ego that gets connected to our search and this is the cause of the pain. The search then becomes a craving to possess. We forget that we are merely transiting in this world and hence possessing anything is useless. Well said Sir.
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Reblogged this on ram H singhal note book and commented:
In search of happiness lose all our happiness , why we search which is our basic nature which is there with open eyes and also in closed eyes if we just stop with our ego of searching . love all.
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