Contentment

• Radhiya Fanham, Grade 10, Australian International Academy
• Poetry
• 2015

Finalist in the 'The Write Track 2015' competition

Where may I find contentment -
High on the mountain's crest?
Or there beside the sky-blue lake
that nestles on its breast?
Or in a quiet, elfin glen,
beside the rippling rills,
contemplating giant trees
and God's eternal hills?
It is not there beside the lake,
nor on the mountain peak,
nor in the valley far below,
the consolation that I seek.
But when the search has ended,
I'm sure that I will find
contentment in reality,
is just your state of mind.