"Happiness Doesn't Stay" by Alison Holy Redeemer School St. Louis County, MO Read the poems of every 2015 winner at www.7gp.org. The 7th Grade Poetry Foundation (7GP) is transforming young lives and their classrooms through writing. We provide free school-based poetry contests to every 7th grade student, in every type of school, in every community.
"Happiness Doesn't Stay"
Alison
Holy Redeemer School
St. Louis County, MO
Happiness is like a cupcake
you must savor it while it lasts
or it will be gone before you notice
Happiness is like a rainbow
they both make you smile
and then they disappear
Happiness is like a rabbit
or they both leap with joy
but then they’ll die out
Happiness is like a flower
they both make you want to laugh
then shrivel up with nothing left