No need for happiness
when everything goes your way
No need for joy
when the day overflows with sunshine
No need for thanksgiving
when there is plenty
or when there’s no decision to make
about which direction to take
No need to tell your story
with the happy ending–
the one where things worked out
Tell that story another day
No need for Friday night poetry
when music and dance fills the air
Give thanks tonight for your loneliness
Helping you remember just what happiness is
Written in Tucson, Arizona, Winter 1970
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Author: Don Iannone, D.Div.
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Photographer, poet, teacher, complementary medicine provider, interfaith minister, and former economic developer. Holds a Doctorate in Divinity, Master of Divinity, Master of Mind-Body Medicine, and Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology. Clinical certifications in Reiki, guided meditation, life purpose coaching, and spiritual counseling. Author of 12 books, including two new books in the contemporary spirituality field. Learn more here.
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Poetic Alchemist 
like this one a lot! honest and elemental.
Hey, you were a pretty darn good song-lyric writer back in the old days. Thanks for sharing this one!