Joy left our home.
She went walking backwards as we were reminiscing ...
it was better ... when we used to ...
She left the door open and allowed sorrow in.
She journeyed for quite some days, even months
until we thought she was gone for good.
But suddenly, unexpectedly we found her:
in sunlight,
under blue skies,
on butterflies wings,
in green leaves and flowers
and in the touch of seed sprouting soil.
We saw her in a stranger's eyes,
in music and in poetry.
We saw her in wrinkled hands and dog-eared story books.
We saw her in children and in pets playing
and in cups of tea.
We breathed deep ...
and smiled from our souls.
I'm a lover of free verse poetry and cups of tea. The quickest way to energise me is to give me a moment under open sky, preferably in a garden. I love beautiful trees and Purple Crested Lourie birds and making school come alive for my students.
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