Happiness is, at best, a choice
Contentment is its sister's voice
To have what we need every day
Spurn gratitude that's sure to stay
Contentment is its sister's voice
For what we have we can rejoice
There are many who don't digress
Needy, yet still choose happiness
To have what we need every day
Freedom, prayer, our work and play
Tangibles don't make life complete
Discontentment can still compete
Spurn gratitude that's sure to stay
Choose to be happy the best way
Our inner world is free to feed
Leave out the gluttony and greed
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Author Notes
Retourne
Retourne-- contains four quatrains and each line has eight syllables.
(16 lines, 8/8/8/8) Rhyme is optional.
The first stanza's second line must also be the second stanza's first line, the first stanza's third line is the third stanza's first, and the first stanzas fourth line is the fourth stanza's first.
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