The Epiphany!

A scintillating breeze creates a gentle rustle,

Filling the air all around with a sweet fragrance.

Opening my eyes, I become aware that,

Sitting upright, I look around with awe,

Rows of tulips and primroses catch my eye!

A hue of the yellow sun glistens delicately,

Reflected by the dew drops on the grass so green!

The sky so blue with clouds so fluffy,

With a hint of pink and a little bit of purple,

Reminding me of the cotton candy that I shared,

With my Paapa on a warm and sunny day.

I remember that day oh so well!

The last day of school and I filled with glee!

Hand in hand with my Paapa, a skip and hop in my stride,

Under the soothing shadows of the rows of trees so high!

How simple things were! So easy it was to retain a smile!

How easy it was experience pure happiness!

How easy it was to open my heart and live like there’s no morrow!

How easy it was to love everything around me without judgement!

My mind filled with nostalgia and my eyes welling up,

The thoughts “How I wish I could go back!” flood me.

“Why did I have to grow up so fast? Why was I in a hurry to be an adult?”

I feel my inner child waiting for a chance to burst out!

I lie back on the lush grass and wonder,

“Do I have to have it all together all time?”

“Can I let go and be free again?”

“I sure did feel happier then than I do now. Why?”

“Why do we restrict ourselves from experiencing pure joy?”

“Why don’t we do more things that make us feel alive and happy?”

“Isn’t the whole point of life to live to the fullest,”

“And not just exist according to some plan or schedule?”

I realize how less I listen to my heart in the current time,

Which I always did when I was little,

Is that the secret to true happiness?

Has it been in me to make myself happy all along?

The epiphany hits me like a jolt of lightening!

“That’s it!” I exclaim! “I know how to be happy!”

I close my eyes trying to give my heart’s voice a listen,

Feeling a sense of peace and tranquillity that’s been long overdue!