Happiness Is Not Like Socks...

Happiness is not a toy

That soon loses its first joy

Happiness is not like socks

We can’t fit it in a box

Happiness is not a Steal

Lure of sale-sticker appeal

We don’t pick its shape or size

By the color of its eyes

We can’t wrap it up, oh no

Nor garnish it with a bow

We won’t find it on store-shelves

We can’t buy it for ourselves

Happiness is not like Stuff

Packed inside a box of fluff

It is a strange paradox

Not like balls or blocks or socks

Happiness is a free prize

If... 

we learn where it’s secret lies
For...

We can not keep it and yet

The more we give the more we get

© Janet Martin