"Happiness" by Raymond Carver:
So early it's still almost dark out.
I'm near the window with coffee,
and the usual early morning stuff
that passes for thought.
When I see the boy and his friend
walking up the road
to deliver the newspaper.
They wear caps and sweaters,
and one boy has a bag over his shoulder.
They are so happy
they aren't saying anything, these boys.
I think if they could, they would take
each other's arm.
Continued here along with other Carver poems.
(Photo: A picture taken on March 3, 2012 shows boats moored on a beach at dawn in the Indian Ocean island of Lamu. By Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images.)
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