Next Moments
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It is impossible to be happy all the time
Our lives are in the ebb and flow
A constant parade of things unknown
And feelings we neither want or need
That keeps the happy from being freed
We become bound in the woes of the world
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Strength comes in the spirit knowing
Even as the world turns to ashen gray
And our joys seem so yesterday
Each dawn brings white canvas clean
Our lives await their painted scene
And the colors they hold, we choose
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We have all sat in those shadows
Trapped in the negative space
Where happiness is hard to trace
But we must learn to let it go
Or it becomes all that we know
And happy turns to fond memory
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Recognize the tide and its change
Felt in all that you must feel
Release the pain, begin to heal
See again with clearer eyes
Your happiness again will rise
Next moments may hold your dawn
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commonsensiblyspeaking 
yes, always a chance for a bright new beginning
I love this! It’s all about balance. We have to understand pain and sadness in order to feel happiness. Very well said!
Thank you, Kristian!
That’s how it is, although defeated, never be defeated, your next blow can knock them out. Loved it!
Thank you, my friend! All go, no quit.
Well said! You’re welcome!
Letting go and optimism for the future are the healthiest way to live one’s life.
Thank you, Pete! I would agree.
Sometimes I get so busy I forget to schedule some “happiness” time on my calendar.
Maybe we should make it a daily thing, so you don’t forget. Thanks, Geoff!