At the Door of Happiness

At the Door of Happiness

~Virginia Katherine Oliver~

I stood at the door of happiness

And flung it open wide,

For I wished to have the chance to see

Just what might be inside.

And there I learned a lesson rare

That meant a lot to me,

Because I found how really happy

Folks everywhere can be.

Working, striving, living, and growing

Our best from day to day,

And trying to attain our highest

Is perhaps the surest way.

Doing all we can for others,

The little deeds that show

Our thoughts of love and of kindness

As through the world we go.

I stood at the door of happiness

And flung it open wide;

And I shall never close it now

For I know what is inside