Joy's Lesson
Give honor to joy.
Trust in its results.
Begin knowing how
deep it richly roots,
From God given traits.
Trade not for empty, endless
hours, that burdens the soul,
inhibits graceful growing and
drags down the human heart.
Dig the hole deep, let all anger,
hurtful hate, useless pity, take them
all and let them depart, fill up plenty
each tiny detail of all joy's journey.
Joy bestows its beginning, lines its walls
with luminous light.
Whether within simple solace or crashing crowds.
Bubbles up from bright, nail thin thunder.
Captures the flash of small, sparkling diamonds,
that seals its coming into each hungering heart.
Teaches all young of all earthly species, that joy
will always be found in your beginning, middle
and endless ending.
Close your eyes.
Imagine a sea of individual, intricate
fields of flowers, rich rainbow of all glorious colors.
Each representing joy's indescribably delight, encouraging
all who wishes to belong to joy's unending
invitation and encompassing reach, that the real you,
the real us, the real truth is this: that all life no matter
who or what, was meant to have joy and feel it too.
Joy is the center of each living thing, so, thank joy for staying,
or welcome it home again.
Oh jovial joy, how more may I thank thee?
I'll honor and keep thee.
Abiding always in joy's unwavering delight!
Copyright © Ellen Boyle | Year Posted 2023
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