Happiness

Houses of Dreams

by Sarah Teasdale You took my empty dreamsAnd filled them every oneWith tenderness and nobleness,April and the sun.The old empty dreamsWhere my thoughts would throngAre all too full of happinessTo even hold a song.Oh, the empty dreams were dimAnd the empty dreams were wide,They were sweet and shadowy housesWhere my thoughts could hide.But you tookContinue reading “Houses of Dreams”

by George Savige (Australian poet) You cannot buy your happiness, ‘Cause happiness is free. Don’t you know, or can’t you guess It’s there for you and me. And what you do with what you’ve got, Can change the way you feel. Just do your best and smile a lot You’ll keep an even keel. ‘CauseContinue reading “Happiness”

Happiness

by Wilfred Owen (1893‐1918) Ever again to breathe pure happiness, So happy that we gave away our toy? We smiled at nothings, needing no caress? Have we not laughed too often since with Joy? Have we not stolen too strange and sorrowful wrongs For her hands’ pardoning? The sun may cleanse, And time, and starlight.Continue reading “Happiness”