Poems by
Shailja Mehta

Daily Enchantment

a poem by Shailja Mehta

A faith so gloried in myself,
A desire so strong to explore my potential,
An eagerness so keen to learn,
enough of work to keep me content,
life’s little byways and trails that lead past the commonplace,
close by my side all those I hold close to my heart,
quiet half an hour just for myself
-such is the everyday ecstasy
that I call ‘happiness’.