Quietness

Beloved quietness


My closest friend


Peaceful tranquility


Delightful serenity


No need for noise


To aggravate me


Infuriate and frustrate


Pressure and penetrate


Give me the fortress


Of curious quietness


Captivating thoughtfulness


Apart from people clamorous


Troubling nothingness


Quietness is my bliss


Full of inner tenderness


By which myself I kiss


Nurture and nourish


Awaken inner brilliance


Resurrect with resilience


Overcome painful defiance


Pushy people who torment


Waste my precious life


To foolishly be spent


Upon their own aims


Frivolous pursuits


With quietness I refute


Am most resolute


Ready to engage all


Wise enough to shut out


All outward distractions


Pathetic seductions


Evil devilish attractions


Fight for my splendid focus


Every minute and fraction


In quietness is satisfaction


Creativity to awaken


Potential in an instant


Transcend needs to wants


In quietness with thyself


You may be most blunt


Bold and forthright


Putting small talk


Far out of sight


In quietness all wrongs


Are eased and made right


As your inner self talk


Gets you through the night


Overcomes every plight


Causes life to be bright


Quieting every fight


Lovingly hold thyself tight


Ah yes, quietness my friend


With me until the end


Whatever end my come


How it shall be I know not


But surely quietness I've got


This marvelous and majestic


Inner sanctuary of the soul


Wherein I when weary rest


Am miraculously made whole


As I partake of the fruit bowl


Of my thoughts and meditate


Countless emotions wonderfully arise


To feed me and my appetite satiate


Time is unimportant. I'm never late.


Whenever I want it, I go deep within


Far better it is than a bottle of gin


When jittery or feeling fragile


I never need to hesitate or wait


Spending quiet time is a great date


Feasting with quietness is most great.

Love Me or Leave Me

Love me or leave me!


Don't continually grieve me


Complain and murmur to me


Disrespect and belittle me


Compare me with others


Criticize my weaknesses


While neglecting your own


Don't irritate my at home


Mope, groan, and moan


About trivial matters


Most inconsequential


Don't speak unkind to me


Abuse me emotionally


While milking me financially


Bulldozing forcefully over me


Exploding unnecessarily


Nitpicking me continually


If this is how you feel deeply


Than please up and leave me!


Because I truly do love me


Regardless of what you see


Despite what you do speak


With your tongue in cheek


I live and love wholeheartedly


I don't dwell, nor live in jealousy


I can endure countless difficulties


Put up with innumerable challenges


Overcome immeasurable barriers


As long as my heart is willing


And my prized will within able


I consider all things capable


I serve the God of the impossible


Who loves all unconditional


His decision is not conditional


Upon our personal perfection


On the contrary, He loves always


Through life's highs and lows


He loves when we don't show


Loving-kindness back to Him


He keeps His Word and worth


When we act utterly worthless


Sink below our potential into less


He abides continually faithful


Through each and every test


Of life through which we go


Grace and kindness He does show


Which ever way we choose to go


Though He does certainly know


That which is best for us indeed


Us by His Son, He has freed


To feel, flow, and even bleed


To live, love, and often learn


His love we sometimes scorn


Yet by it we shall be newborn


And breakthrough everything


Believe and you'll again sing


Love, don't leave and grieve


Those who leave soon bereave


Those who endure much and love


Shine bright with glory from above.

Pursuit of Happiness

We hold these truths to be self-evident,


That all men are created equal;


That they are endowed by their Creator


With inherent and inalienable rights;


That among these, are life, liberty,


And the pursuit of happiness;


That to secure these rights,


Governments are instituted among men,


Deriving their just powers from


The consent of the governed;


That whenever any form of government


Becomes destructive of these ends,


It is the right of the people to alter or


Abolish it, and to institute new government,


Laying its foundation on such principles,


And organizing its powers in such form,


As to them shall seem most likely


To effect their safety and happiness.

Effect - making a desired impression


Power to produce results; efficacy;


Force; validity; influence; accomplish;


Make happen; bring about; bring about;


Purpose or intention; operation or execution.


Not just an illusory fleeting phenomenon.

The pursuit of happiness requires effort


No government can secure it for you


Many try and the results are disastrous


To promise happiness is preposterous


It must be pursued by the relentless


Pursue - to follow in order to overtake,


Capture, to strive to gain; seek to attain;


Accomplish; to proceed in accordance with;


To continue; go on a journey with; capture.


To be fully engaged in such an adventure


One must be devoted and determined


To walk by faith and not be disillusioned


Endure delays, denials, and disappointment


Circumstantial setbacks and rejection


These will test your ability to continue


To wholeheartedly pursue and endue


A positive attitude and journey on to


The happiness you greatly aspire to


Possess, maintain, employ, and enjoy.


Happiness truly exists and is no ploy


Neither is it an amusing, trifle toy


I'm not trying to be trite, or coy


Happiness is considerably valuable


Certainly happiness is most attainable


Much more easy than stuff purchasable


Happiness is an inside job most doable


Juxtapose your perception and reality


Cultivate happiness within continually


Than with or without you will be happy


Because happiness is an inner quality


Accessible to all equally and pursued freely.