Bull of Happiness

Clutching happiness by both horns
Hold your legs tight to the saddle
Many people this bull has shorn
Right on their butt, end of battle!

If by chance he bucks you away
Don't be sad, it happens to all.
Get right back on, rejoin the fray:
a great big dusty, dirty brawl.

If at the end of your long fight
Happiness lets you ride his back
Relax, drink the sun big and bright
Since he bucks again when sadness' whip cracks

Reviews

[Crap!]

Grabbing the bull by the horns metaphorically would be making your own happiness I guess.
I don't care to ride any bull though and I'd like my joy to last more than 8 seconds.
A good read. I enjoyed it.

[Sandy M. Mestdagh]

Wow I really like this poem. This poem can be used as an analogy for many things in life. The analogy that I thought this represented is love. Never give up on love. But like said earlier, you can really use this for anything. Great job on this poem. I will use this as encouragement if there is ever a battle that may seem to be too much to handle at one time. Thanks for sharing this!

[Gary H]

Very clever analogy of love - maybe even a touch of sex or am I being too perverted? Interesting to read an American vision - it's all a bit more mundane in the UK!

[David P. Eckert]

This is a cute little ditty. The concept is good and some imagery is very funny.

Many people this bull has shorn
Right on their butt, end of battle!

Since you're seeming to aim for a traditional rhyme and meter scheme, it might be worth playing with a word or syllable here and there to get your bucking bull to conform. For example, in the first line of the 2nd stanza, if you switch "if by chance he bucks you away" to "if by chance you're bucked away," it makes the meter consistent throughout that stanza. Little adjustments would all you would need to make this poem work very well.

Let me know if you'd rather suggestions be in a PM. People vary in terms of their comfort level.

David