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Palas kumar Ray (Tripura. India)
Relative Happiness
Now happy they are
They do not have a car.
Or they'd have the sorrow
the car was so narrow.
The car was so cheap
the color was so deep.
Model was so old
inside was not cold.
Now happy they are
they do not have a car.
Or they'd have it to say
their relatives and friend
they were going to buy
A car of new brand.
Now happy they are
they do not have a car.
They do not have the grief
that the car's so cheap
that the car's so narrow
that the car's not cold
that the car's so old.
.
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posted on 12-06-2008
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watta nice depiction dada to tell the relative factor
ur short n sweet style has won my heart.
happiness will forever remain elusive if it depends on things, relationships and so on.well composed Palas. happiness is a state of mind.you might enjoy my poem HAPPINESS.10
A study of human character..well said10+..kindly read my poem 'happiness'
yeah happiness is the state of mind
well narrated in your beautiful words
you cleverly bring out the myth about one's wants and one's needs... the less the desires are the more you feel happy and comfotable in life...10 votes
How funny! ! I really enjoyed reading all the comments too, but really it is nice to walk! ! Happy thoughts Phebe
an interesting refrain. … it is beautiful …
Now happy they are, they do not have a car,
The gas price too high
Causes many to cry...and many to sigh...
Nice writing and many people to feel this way about cars today...thank you. Jeannie
Yes, all our happiness in life is only relative! So also sorrows and pains!
This poem reminds me a quote from Albert Einstein - who said
'Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute,
and it seems like an hour.
Sit with a pretty girl for an hour,
and it seems like a minute.
THAT'S relativity.”
Here this poem dipicts -
Possession or non-possession of luxury
And the relative hapiness
Found with reasoning ability.
An interesting subject
put into the frame.
Enjoyed reading this. Thank you.