The First Step Toward Happiness

 PAD Challenge Day 5:

For today's prompt, take the phrase "The First (blank),"

replace the blank with a word or phrase, 

make the new phrase the title of your poem, 

and then, write your poem.

The first step toward happiness is, Love the Lord, Your God

The second follows on its heels with cup of coffee laud

and tea parties with friends and neighbours!!! 

Oops, until reason's rhyme

Decided get-togethers 

was akin to deadly crime

(but getting high on cannabis is A-okay as long

as there's six-feet of outdoor space 

between what's right and wrong) 

okay, let's start over, I got a bit off track, sigh...

The first step toward happiness is, 'do not hold a grudge'

The second follows on its heels with 'let God be the Judge'

(But never mind His Word designed to have the final say

That will not fade even when heavens and earth pass away)

Oh dear! One more try!!!

The first step toward happiness is, to put on a smile

The next is not a second step but rather, second mile

For when we help our fellowman we find, to our surprise

That loving one another is where true happiness lies!

© Janet Martin

Yes!! That's what I was trying for!

Thank-you😘

Grand-sonny puts on the BEST smiles...

His sister is a bit more camera-shy