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True Happiness
May 6, 2011
Each day as the hot summer sun softens
like a glob of melting butter
and the shadows stretch out over fields,
I bike quietly down a quaint little road
dotted with farms like familiar sunspots.
Gravel crunches under my ancient tires
and I feel content, relaxing with each turn
of the wheel like a stretching cat.
The air smells of sweet wildflowers
and glassy-eyed cows who try
to remember if they've seen me before.
The brilliant sky, blue as a tropical sea,
contrasts so sharply with gold-streaked,
jet green cornfields that I am in awe.
The humid wind tickles my toes and
caresses my face as I fly down a hill,
a rush of pure joy
settling in my stomach as I know
true happiness.
© Elizabeth B., Wichita Falls, TX
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This article has 6 comments.
ohmakemeover BRONZE said...
on Jul. 28 2011 at 12:12 am
This reminds me of my hometown! Very midwest and rural and cozy. I love the similes and metaphors, especially the sun softening like butter.
freeflow23 GOLD said...
on Jul. 1 2011 at 11:04 am
I could not only see what was going on but feel it too. You succeeded in capturing the real meaning of true happiness in a poem.
silent_reader BRONZE said...
on Jun. 28 2011 at 2:38 pm
I felt relaxed and like i was there when i was reading this poem. Its really good
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