Wednesday, May 20, 2015

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... most historians contend that jellybeans were first linked with celebrations of Easter in the United States sometime in the 1930s for its egg-like shape. In politics, jelly beans earned fame as Ronald Reagan claimed them as his favorite treat.


HAPPINESS
And, as night stood, cobalt blue,
They now cower'd around a cold moon,
All strident clouds of daytime sun shivering;
Lived by the light, slept in the night;
Happily then, one bright star, sang a lullaby;
Ever these words so sweetly heard,
After, they had supped, on jellybeans
© gillena cox 2015








Written in response to Susan's prompt today
Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Happiness

43 comments:

  1. Very cool! I like the full word acrostic and the story element. It's easier to know happiness with some unpleasantness to drop it into. (I wondered who would post the happiness song--which I totally love. Great version. Truth.)

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  2. awesome.

    and indeed they will live happily ever after.

    enjoyed this very much Gillena

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  3. A rainbow of colours and so sweet - can't help but make anyone happy!

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  4. Beautiful word acrostic :D loved the depiction of happiness in this one!
    Well penned..!

    Lots of love
    Sanaa

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  5. "...then, one bright star, sang a lullaby;"..aah..love this and of course the word acrostic...

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  6. And, It's beautiful! Loved the way you made it...we all wish to live happily ever after, finally... :-)

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  7. There is definitely happiness to be found when a star sings a lullaby; and supping on jellybeans-- definitely a yummy treat.

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  8. I like this. So clever--both the poem and the bolded message.

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  9. Excellent full word acrostic. :)

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  10. A lovely jelly bean fantasy and of course the happy song. I live near a primary school and they play this every afternoon....getting a bit tired of it:)

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  11. Loved what you did with the acrostic - and I learnt something new about jellybeans :)

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  12. Yes, Happily ever after! Such a joyous sort of ending Gillena!

    Hank

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  13. Love and jellybeans are so addictive!

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Robin
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  14. this was fresh and levitous. there is joy in that

    gracias

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    1. happy you dropped in Marcoantonio

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  15. I love the Happy song and your poem compemented it perfectly. Made me happy just to read your happiness post. Hope you have tons of happiness and enough jelly beans.

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  16. A necessary element for happiness - jelly beans.
    Love the ending Gillena

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    1. (◕‿◕。) Thanks for dropping in Leslie

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  17. Gillena,

    There is no doubt, that those who are of a sweet-toothed nature, will find a most delightful home, in a tub of jellybeans. I'm sure they all have a liking for at least one of the primary colours!! Flavours are another strand of temptation towards that ultimate happiness...
    Eileen

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  18. Great poem, the format and the flow. Oh how those little beans take on such meanings over the years.

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  19. What could be happier than jellybeans! And I love the bold acrostic :-)

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  20. A lovely write, Gillena (especially so as I love jellybeans, having a mouthful of sweet teeth :-)

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