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i think,
maybe i’m happier
standing by the river-bank;
maybe i’m happy enough
to dip a toe in the river
from time to time –
even just once;
maybe the tiny happiness
a glistening, wet toe brings
  will remain
even after the water has dried off;
maybe i’d be happy
to just remember the fleeting happiness
of having once dipped my toe
in the river;

maybe that would be
enough.