What'll make Susan happy?

Will a box full of chocolates covered in thick caramel?

Or a truck full of dreams of a life free of hassle?

Or a pair of new shoes with a matching pretty frock?

Or a pen and a bag or an expensive rock?

Or an opportunity to travel lands afar?

Or a video game where characters crush monsters bizarre?

Or a promise of  a wedding with the grandest banquet you've ever seen?

Or a walk on the beach on a breezy summer evening?

Or the bite of a mouth-watering pastry?

Or a piece of spectacular jewellery?

Tell me Susan, do you want a car or a plane?

What'll make you happy?... I ask again.

Neither jewellery nor luxury,

Neither life free of cares,

Neither a box full of candy

Nor a game with thrilling adventures.

Neither the astounding sight of the countries afar 

Nor the jarring sound of machines pumping at par.

I care very little for a bejeweled attire,

It cannot give me the peace I so now desire.

Neither a wedding nor the fanfare,

All these are fruitless, means nothing I swear

I want you Papa to love me like your own,

I want you to be by my side from night to noon.

I want you to be less busy,

Less angry,more calm,

I want you to smile a little more till you can

Not buy me with pleasures: dull and transient,

I want us to be happy, being alive to each moment.