If I could offer you this,
\nquite simple
\nrecipe for Joy<\/p>\n
I awake,
\nwith a smile
\nin great Gratitude
\nfor a day off
\nand for a much needed
\nlie in<\/p>\n
I come down this morning
\nand begin my day,
\ninstantly admiring the sunshine, blue skies
\nand the gentle breeze
\nalso a very grand appreciation
\nfor windows<\/p>\n
but there is no staying in
\non such a day
\nas this
\nI am drawn to my garden …<\/p>\n
to my pond<\/p>\n
to the lusciousness of green
\nto the symphony of air
\ndancing through leaves
\nundulating
\nin grace<\/p>\n
to the delicate trills
\nand distinctive cheeps
\nthat speak to me
\nin joyous
\nrhythms<\/p>\n
I am a softie,
\nand a sap
\nI can not tell you how many times a day,
\nI am brought to tears
\nby beauty
\nand
\nby wonder
\nin it’s many forms<\/p>\n
in sunlight’s
\nbeams
\nI raise myself
\nand
\nI …
\nam soaring<\/p>\n
a lily has now blessed the surface
\nof the pond
\ndelicious in her delicate pinks
\nand coral
\nhosting
\na very tiny snail<\/p>\n
graciousness<\/p>\n
my flowers,
\nmany in sacred hiding places
\nare shining
\ntheir glory<\/p>\n
the most fantastic pirouette
\nbeing performed by a
\ndescending maple leaf
\nfalls to my path
\nin satisfied beauty<\/p>\n
a dragonfly
\na
\nhummingbird
\nand a yellow
\nwave of wings
\nflutters by ..
\nI am
\nawed
\nand tickled
\nin magical
\ndelight<\/p>\n
buzzing loudly upon arrival
\nis dear Bumble
\nwho does not much like
\nmy request
\nthat he might just
\nSIT
\nSTILL!
\nso that I may capture
\nhis grace<\/p>\n
the sun warms my face
\nmy skin
\nand my heart
\nand all
\nthat I find here
\nenraptures me<\/p>\n
if I could offer you this ..
\nquite simple<\/p>\n
find your sun
\nfind your
\nJoy
\nfind your
\nheart<\/p>\n
find your green
\nfind your
\nGratitude
\nfind your
\ngrace<\/p>\n
and when it touches
\nyou
\nbe waiting
\nbe open
\nbe overJoyed<\/p>\n
and then,<\/p>\n
whisper softly
\nto yourself<\/p>\n
I
\nam
\nhere \u2665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"