Dear Beatrice, pay attention to this,
You see, the flowers are always fresher,
In someone else’s garden,
This goes for everyone; the ‘envier’ and the envied.
.
Even those under the sea know this
And so they wish above all things
That Beauty above their blue sea
But the water is always cleaner
In somebody else’s chalice.
.
Even man agrees with me
And so he travels down to see
What lies under the deep blue sea
But the weather is always better overseas
.
So I tell you this, my dear Beatrice
Contentment is the needed hypothesis
To live a happy life of peace
And to always remember; what we see
Is better than what we don’t.
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