Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Contentment

"Contentment is, after all, refined indolence." ~ Thomas Chandler Haliburton

that beautiful place called contentment
circumvents my boulevard from time to time
eludes my compulsion for relaxation
and serenity comes to be but a wish

waterfalls soothe souls with silver ripples in
that beautiful place called contentment
complacency lounges on its creamy shores
equanimity swims with the dolphins there

when misery has been my master, i crave
its spray on my face, its air in my lungs
that beautiful place called contentment
might be a dream rather than a memory

the uneasiness of this world surrounds me
until i smell the flowers of repletion
bringing forth pleasurable awareness in
that beautiful place called contentment

3 comments:

  1. Oh my....THIS is what I long for.
    Every day.
    I can see it all now.

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  2. I sometimes mull over the difference between happiness and contentment, and whether you can have one without the other. I'd be very interested in what you think, Corinna. :)

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  3. I think that you can have one without the other. To me, contentment is a peace about things, happy or sad. Happiness is a feeling of joy, a skip in your step, things are going your way, life is good, while contentment is much softer and wiser. These are my thoughts, what about you?

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