Kindness

Kindness

Nothing equals the happiness one gets,

In uplifting a soul weighed down by regrets.

Nothing equals the happiness one can acquire,

Seeing in let down eyes, a newly lit fire.

Happiness is showing the light of the day,

To a lonely heart, dripping with dismay.

Happiness is holding a feeble hand,

Knitting a life together strand by strand.

Happiness is a unique state of mind,

With mercy and kindness it's entwined.

Pointing out good while all others see is bad,

Leaving behind all the reasons to be sad.

Kindness heals every wound, setting the heart free,

To go about helping others, being the best it can be.

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Lofty Peaks

Lofty Peaks

Motivation, I've discovered is what keeps us going.

Through our insecurities, abashed and unknowing.

Motivation fuels the heart and the mind,

Hope is born, unconfined.

Through the clouds of pall, hope paves the way,

For the first rays to light up the day.

Urging us to set our goals ever  higher,

New peaks to conquer, loftier still to acquire.

Goals are to be set, standards to be decided.

There shall be no map or utilities provided.

For the map should be self drawn no matter the delay,

Utilities though can be picked along  the way.

As I set off to reach further than the kites,

To break old records and conquer new heights.

Limbs ache and eyes burn,

It's getting stepper with every turn.

Nothing compares though with the feeling I get,

When over the loftiest peak my flag I set.

Looking down at the atrocious path  only to admit,

That it had been totally worth it.

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