Wishing a very Happy New Year to all my friends on the bay! May everyone find his or her happiness in this New Year!


In Pursuit of Happiness

Years ago, I embarked upon
the road of life
In pursuit of happiness:

I observed a man building a boat,
Absorbed, humming to himself...

I heard a musician compose a symphony,
Eyes closed in the ecstasy of creativity...

A father educating his son; Proud
in the progress of his achievement...

An old man growing Dahlias in his garden,
observing them with a sigh of satisfaction...

A grin on the sand-smeared face of an archaeologist
looking for Dinosaur's eggs in Gobi desert...

All were happy, immensely happy! Though,
none of them was looking for happiness
as if it's a button, rolled down a radiator...

None of them were striving for it
as a goal in itself!

Because they all had become aware
that they were happy in the course of
living twenty-four hours of the day

Doing exactly what they loved doing...

I stopped looking for happiness,
And sat down to write poems...


Author: Zoya Zaidi
Aligarh (UP), India
Copyright: Zoya Zaidi

Inspired by W Baron Wolfe




Poetry by Zoya Zaidi
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Written on 2007-01-02 at 17:42

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Neil Chalcraft
very nicely written and truely wise words,
a great read
2008-01-05


Adeleine
Dear Zoya

I don't have words for this poem
so I bookmark it.

Thanks for your hospitality of your wise and warm heart.

May the new year be blessed by love and peace.

Namaste Adeleine
2007-12-31


Zoya Zaidi
Wow! Dan, what a lovely comment, I truely am humbled... my dear friend!
(((Hugs to you)))
Love, Zoya
2007-01-10


Zoya Zaidi
You are right, Tai Chi, there is no life without love! But then love is not happiness, it is ecstasy, it is fulfillment, it is the elixir of life! Love, is higher than happiness. But, love is also agony, dejection, desperation, and killer of life! Lucky are the ones who can find everlasting love! But, is there anything like everlasting love? ! For the rest we have to make do with what ever is available, we have to learn to derive it from smaller things in life...! lol!
(((Hugs for the lovely comment!)))
Love, Zoya
2007-01-08


Peter J. Kautsky
This was very much worth the read. There is a consistent powerful theme and the author plunges into the theme itself. The lines were beautifully poetic as well.
2007-01-08


Dan Cederholm
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Woow this is truly a Masterpiece . . .

and it is hard to write a comment on

your work here . . . I often wonder

how much your wisdom overwhelm us

and finaly I found the answear . . .

Your wisdom is old as the stars . . .


Your friend in eternity, Dan

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2007-01-07


binesh
A beautiful poem Zoya . Good work indeed.
2007-01-07


night soul woman The PoetBay support member heart!
*storm of applause* a MASTERPIECE dear Zoya!Thanks for sharing the words of wisdom with us!No I will not say Happy New Year! I will wish you happy twentyfour hours!

Take care my friend!
2007-01-06


weirdzarun
Very beautiful, very inspiring, and very true!
2007-01-06


betsy Firefly
A lovely New Year's poem!
2007-01-06



what more can it be told here?! splendid and so true conclusion!
thank you for pointing it out!

Lilly xxx
2007-01-06



Happiness comes in drifts imo Zoya....catch them while you can is my advice. I love the way you describe people just enjoying living, but for me, without love, the picture is always going be in black and white. It is the way I am and always have been. I would love to change but, would I love me if I did? A real thought provokers, smiling at you, wishing you much happiness in 2007, Tai
2007-01-05


Kathy Lockhart
beautiful lesson taught in poetry by you lovely zoya! bookmarked for reflection.
2007-01-04


Aashish Thakur
this is truth....
2007-01-04


cameron
so true!..i think u can travel around the world and search for true happiness..but in the end u will find it at your doorstep.

"A father educating his son; Proud
in the progress of his achievement..."

and for sure the travel is the main thing..not the finishline.

u got it!

love
cam
2007-01-03


wee2souls
A lovely read all the way through....BEAUTIFUL
and Happy New Year Zoya for many years to come
hugs to you and family

cindy
2007-01-03


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
thank you for all your thoughtfullness

rgds mike xxx
2007-01-03


liz munro The PoetBay support member heart!
people often forget that happiness isn't a pursuit...
it comes from living life regardless.

Happy New Year to you Zoya.

Bookmarked

liz
2007-01-03


Teala
Ah...so much wisdom here--you can really read people..and make us feel with your excellent grasp of imagery--that we are there, watching through your eyes! BRAVO!
2007-01-03


Rob Graber
Good insight & good write, Zoya!
PS: Line 20 needs "course" rather than "coarse."
2007-01-02


Arti
Beautiful write, perfect timing for the new year.

Happy new year, ZZ, and hope it brings you peace, poetry and poetbay hugs!
2007-01-02


Phyllis J. Rhodes
Zoya, you are brilliant! There is so much wisdom here, such truth and beauty in these words. I wish it were on the walls of every school and worship facility in the world. Awesome! Bookmarked!
2007-01-02

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