Poem by Carl Sandburg

Happiness

I asked the professors who teach the meaning of life to tell
    me what is happiness.
And I went to famous executives who boss the work of
    thousands of men.
They all shook their heads and gave me a smile as though
    I was trying to fool with them
And then one Sunday afternoon I wandered out along
    the Desplaines river
And I saw a crowd of Hungarians under the trees with
    their women and children and a keg of beer and an
    accordion.

1. Baby Vamps
2. Sea Slant
3. Theme in Yellow
4. They Will Say
5. Monotone

Ella Wilcox Happiness ("There are so many little things which make life beautiful")

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