Free Bird of Happiness

A bird is flying around the world
Marvelous bird with golden feathers.
Her way is enlightened by shiny splendour
And guided by the sun.
She can sing eternally
songs of magic and lullabies...
That is why people
gave the bird
name "Happiness".

Z. Wierzbicka, September 1938

Be not cruel to your bird of happiness.
Do not try to hunt her.
Enjoy mindfully her flight On the wideness of time and life.
But if you capture her let her go freely.
She is yours forever
Even if you see her on the distance
Flying among clouds of your soul.
Make your heart the beautiful palace of her residence
And she will become true stronghold for your wandering spirit.

Igor Marnowki
Poem of Wierzbicka translated by me.