# CCXXV explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

A brief poetic reflection on the nature of happiness, suggesting it exists only in anticipation and memory, not in the present moment.

## Key lines

> Seek not for happiness⁠—’tis known To hope and memory alone; At dawn⁠—how bright the noon will be! At eve⁠—how fair it glowed, ah, me!

Do not pursue happiness, for it is only found in anticipation and recollection; in the morning we imagine a bright noon, but in the evening we lament how beautiful it seemed.

_The chapter is a short poem on the elusiveness of happiness._

## Links

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