Existence of Happiness

It is strange
how the existence of happiness
completes your heart
even when body is gone.
Men seldom cherish
the solace of declining years.

Solitary Rambling

I took such a taste
for this solitary rambling
that I did not fear
breaking forth alone.
My confidence proved plenty
and sheltered by my cautious counsel
I went wandering
in search of myself.

Fluttering Hope

Something stirred her heart,
fluttering hope
swelled to greater echos
winding them together
weaving her happy influence among them.

Flooding in the Unhappy

In vapid listlessness
eyes closed, but not rested.
It was a state of dilapidation -
at least, of detached interest
within me.
I had been flooding in the unhappy.