Happiness Is Little Things Poem by Gregory Huyette

A GLANCE, A SMILE. TO DANCE AWHILE.
A CHANCE TO WEAR SOME SHOES IN STYLE.
BABY’S FIRST TOOTH, AND WORD AND STEP.
FINDING WHERE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES ARE KEPT.
YOUNG BLUEBIRDS STRETCHING BRAND NEW WINGS.
TRUE JOY COMES FROM LITTLE THINGS.

A COMPLIMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S NOT TRUE,
ABOUT YOUR HAIR, EYES… OR JUST YOU.
SOME TIME WITH A BOOK IN FRONT OF THE FIRE,
OR BEING TOUCHED BY YOUR LOVE, FULL OF DESIRE.
DINING OUT OR SURPRISE WEEKEND FLINGS
HAPPINESS IS NURTURED BY LITTLE THINGS.

A PHONE CALL FROM SOMEONE, AFTER MANY YEARS,
WHO REMINDS YOU OF SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHEERS.
THOSE FEW MOMENTS WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO,
EXCEPT DREAM OF LIVING LIKE YOUR HEART WANTS TO.
BEING IN THE AUDIENCE AS YOUR LOVED ONE SINGS.
HAPPINESS IS THESE WONDERFUL LITTLE THINGS.