This Is Happy

An old woman in her garden stares at hands covered with dirt

Suddenly she cries out, has this all been wasted work

I've spent so much sweat and struggle to bring order to this place

All I've got, thriving chaos, then a smile spreads 'cross her face

Oh, look around, who knows what tomorrow brings

Oh, right now, this is happy

Little children building castles that the waves will wash away

In the sunlight they are laughing, Dad is watching as they play

He knows the day will come when they will let go of his hand

So he helps them fill their buckets with love and memories and sand