A very beautiful poem on contentment and happiness by Michael Inioluwa Oladele

'The water is clean in your chalice too' by Michael Inioluwa Oladele

Dear Beatrice, pay attention to this,

You see, the flowers are always fresher,

In someone else’s garden,

This goes for everyone; the ‘envier’ and the envied.

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Even those under the sea know this

And so they wish above all things

That Beauty above their blue sea

But the water is always cleaner

In somebody else’s chalice.

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Even man agrees with me

And so he travels down to see

What lies under the deep blue sea

But the weather is always better overseas

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So I tell you this, my dear Beatrice

Contentment is the needed hypothesis

To live a happy life of peace

And to always remember; what we see

Is better than what we don’t.

Michael Inioluwa Oladeleis a student at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He writes poetry, fiction and nonfiction and his works have been published on The Naked Convos and Tuck Magazine. Check out his works on inspirationalsquad.blogspot.com. This poem was first published on poetry.wrr.ng

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