She lives life sunny-side up,
happily choosing to ignore
everyday eggasperations.
Definitely not a cook.
Her souffle pan, Calphalon pots
and ten-speed blender?
Simply signs of her optimistic soul.
Gymnast by profession,
she tumbles her way
through the three-ringed circus
everyone else calls life.
Written for Quadrille Monday at dVerse, the virtual pub for poets. I’m tending the pub tonight, asking everyone to indulge in a happiness project!
Poems must be exactly 44 words in length, sans title, and the body of the poem must include the word happiness. A form of the word, for example happy, happiest, or happily is acceptable. A synonym such as bliss does not meet the requirements of the prompt.
I thought I’d have a bit of fun with mine. Photo from Pixabay.com
lillian the home poet 
Patty sounds like a fun person to be around! How nice to have a dose of happiness in these sombre times. Thank you, Lillian 🙂
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We had a girl in college we called Patty Pom Poms who was a lot like Perky Patty 🙂 Just decided to go with a little humor today…light hearted as we move into tomorrow evening! Smiles are always good.
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Yes, we must keep smiling through all of the current trials and tribulations! I think if we can learn to do that we have life pretty much sussed…
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Hah! Love it Lillian!
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A little humor is a good thing right about now. Glad you enjoyed!
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Yes it is.
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Thank you for cheering me up on this dreary Monday, Lill! I try to live life sunny-side up, but it s becoming increasingly difficult.
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Oh I do understand that….it seems like there are too many rotten eggs around….and dreariness and challenging times. So glad Perky Patty cheered you up a bit! 🙂
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She sounds like a very fun person to be around (and I don’t mind doing the cooking)
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Yep….we all need a Perky Patty in our lives every once in a while! 🙂 Ha Ha….you could at least do the baking! 🙂
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Beautiful imagery – I need some of her carefree attitude!
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She is carefree indeed! 🙂
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She sounds fun. The person you’d want to be with for an optimistic view.
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Yep….that’s Perky Patty! 🙂
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😀
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How beautiful and quite a happy view of life! ❤
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Silly happy can be a good thing sometimes! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed!
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You had me at “perky”. Pure sunshine and wild flower, butterfly happy words; much needed on the eve of our salvation or destruction.
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SALVATION PLEASE!!!!
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This kind of person can brighten the world around them with their aura. She is one you don’t go deep with because she’s not based in anything beyond the surface. She may be living a lie but she’s having a heck of a good time doing it!
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Yep…that’s Perky Patty! 🙂 Just a little humor here to get folks to smile….eliminate some eggasperations from your day…no more rotten egg moods please! 🙂
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A joyful read. Haven’t we all known a Perky Patty and wondered at the world she sees!
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Actually……there was a girl in college we called Patty Pom Poms who Perky Patty is modeled after!
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Such flow. Perky Patty really put a big smile on my face. 😃
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Exactly what she was meant to do ! She’d be eggasperated if she was only met with rotten egg pouts! 🙂
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I think I know some people like her! She will live to be 90!! Loved the … tumbling through life…
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You betcha she will! 🙂
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:>)
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Deliciously funny Lillian – many of us are blessed/cursed with knowing someone like that. Ha.
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Yep — she’s modeled after a girl we knew in college who everyone called Patty Pom Poms! 🙂
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This is absolutely delightful! 😀 You had me at; “choosing to ignore everyday eggasperations.” I am going to follow her example. Gorgeously rendered, Lillian!
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Thanks, Sanaa. I had some fun with this one….Perky Patty is quite the pugnacious gal! 🙂
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Wonderfully upbeat, Lillian; just what we need. Thanks.
My Ex (Patty) would have loved this & told everyone she met it’s about her.
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Ha! Did your Ex go to school with me? I knew a girl in college who was similar to this and everyone called her Patty Pom Poms 🙂
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I wish I had her equanimity.
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Ha! I think many of us do 🙂
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Hmm, lovely Lillian – is Perky Patty a relation of yours? Such a fun, positive poem.
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Nope. She’s a fictional character….but I must admit as I have to othere. We knew a girl in college who was very much like this and we called her Patty Pom Poms 🙂
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I think there’s a little Perky Patty in you!
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Excellent, I enjoyed it — made me feel better!
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So glad you enjoyed it, Francis. I was hoping to hand out some smiles with this little ditty of a poem!
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Perky Patty sounds like a fun person but maybe an exhausting one!
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Hah! I agree 🙂
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A wonderfully bright poem to end the day on Lillian. Thank you.
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I decided to go with fun for this poem. So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
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A wonderful and upbeat piece. We all need some perkiness in our lives.
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I so agree! Especially in these challenging times. So glad you enjoyed it Eugenia!
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I did! 😊
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Awesome! I am happiest in my kitchen. She can twirl and flip on the stage!
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Hah! Your comment made me smile, Mary! 🙂
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A bit of humor added to the bowl of happiness.
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Ah yes. We all need a little humor these days!
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I love this! It made me smile. Thank you, lillian.
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Just what I was aiming for. Always happy to hand out smiles! 🙂
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Delightful!
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Thank you! We all need a little delightful in our days during these challenging times!
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That we do!
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this one’s brimming with bliss, Lillian.
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Happy to hand out a cup of bliss! Glad you enjoyed!
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Wonderfully uplifting!!!
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Hurrah! So glad you enjoyed! 🙂
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I certainly did!!
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