Those Happy Moments

Those Happy Moments

A poor girl becomes a princess,
a father brings his girl a dress,
a sailor selects a tattoo,
a killer decides to confess.

A lover will pick a flower,
a priest puts on his bright white collar,
a guru receives a student,
the freedom of the press.

Oh happy days,
a life of misery
doesn't seem to matter--
with happy moments.

A puppy in the hands of a toddler,
a baby born to a mammal,
a life of a little butterfly
and metamorphosis.

The arms of a touchdown maker,
the thumbs of a movie critic,
the laugh of my lovely daughter
smiling at the eyes of her mother.

Those happy moments,
a life of misery
doesn't seem to matter--
with happy days.