I AM HAPPY WHEN

by Shashi
(Mumbai (India))

I AM HAPPY
WHEN, I WAKE UP PRIOR TO SUNRISE,
AND GET A TIGHT HUG FROM MY MOTHER
WHEN, I GO TO SCHOOL,
AND GET A PAT FROM MY TEACHER
WHEN I DO MISCHIEF,
AND GET A GUARDED SMILE FROM MY FATHER,
WHEN MY SIBLING AND A BUNCH OF FRIENDS AND ME
PLAY TOGETHER.

I AM HAPPY
WHEN I PASS ON A SMILE TO THE HUNGRY POOR,
THEN A PIECE OF BREAD I SHARE,
WHEN I SOW A SEED BENEATH THE SOIL,
AND TO TINY PLANTS, THE LOVE I RENDER,
WHEN I RUN WITH JOY WHILE IT RAINS OUTSIDE,
WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT COLD AND FEVER,
WHEN I PLAY MADLY WHILE THE COLD WIND IS BLOWING,
AND I DON’T FEEL A SHIVER.

I AM HAPPY
WHEN I MAKE A DRAWING OF A DREAM,
UNPOLLUTED NATURE,
WHEN I MAKE CLAY DESIGNS,
AND SET AN IDEA FOR A POTTER,
WHEN I DANCE IN THE TUNE OF LOVELY MUSIC,
AND CREATE AN AMBIANCE TO CHEER,
THE LIST IS ENDLESS WHEN I AM HAPPY
BECAUSE THIS IS MY HAPPY CHILDHOOD,
AND I WANT TO TREASURE IT FOREVER.