If I could offer you this,
quite simple
recipe for Joy
I awake,
with a smile
in great Gratitude
for a day off
and for a much needed
lie in
I come down this morning
and begin my day,
instantly admiring the sunshine, blue skies
and the gentle breeze
also a very grand appreciation
for windows
but there is no staying in
on such a day
as this
I am drawn to my garden …
to my pond
to the lusciousness of green
to the symphony of air
dancing through leaves
undulating
in grace
to the delicate trills
and distinctive cheeps
that speak to me
in joyous
rhythms
I am a softie,
and a sap
I can not tell you how many times a day,
I am brought to tears
by beauty
and
by wonder
in it’s many forms
in sunlight’s
beams
I raise myself
and
I …
am soaring
a lily has now blessed the surface
of the pond
delicious in her delicate pinks
and coral
hosting
a very tiny snail
graciousness
my flowers,
many in sacred hiding places
are shining
their glory
the most fantastic pirouette
being performed by a
descending maple leaf
falls to my path
in satisfied beauty
a dragonfly
a
hummingbird
and a yellow
wave of wings
flutters by ..
I am
awed
and tickled
in magical
delight
buzzing loudly upon arrival
is dear Bumble
who does not much like
my request
that he might just
SIT
STILL!
so that I may capture
his grace
the sun warms my face
my skin
and my heart
and all
that I find here
enraptures me
if I could offer you this ..
quite simple
find your sun
find your
Joy
find your
heart
find your green
find your
Gratitude
find your
grace
and when it touches
you
be waiting
be open
be overJoyed
and then,
whisper softly
to yourself
I
am
here ♥