The Essence of Joy

I savor those sweet days

That are filled with joy and light-hearted times

And there doesn’t seem to be a certain formula

Nor any reason nor any rhyme 

It just feels so much different

Than simple elation or just a good mood

I am almost certain that what creates it

Is an optimistic attitude 

However it’s well worth the wait

When she finally shows her face

Something that money can’t buy

No matter the time or place 

Just fill up my heart and my soul

With as much as it can take

For one can never get too much

Because it is something that one cannot fake 

So I shall patiently wait for her magic

And be ready to take it all in

And breathe in every minute of that spell

On that you can most certainly depend 

It’s just so damn sweet

And I know that my aura glows

All the more reason to dwell on every moment

And take it in real slow 

A bucket full of rainbows

And a basket full of good cheer

Just some of the joyful reminders

Of why Spirit brought us here! 

Stephen Daingerfield Dunn 

author of: Divinely Different – a Tribute to Santa Fe, A Day in the Life of a Raindrop, Bug Dreams, A Little Boy from Nowhere Texas, Christmas with Mr. Dunn, In God‘s Eyes, Can You Possibly Imagine, Designing with Mr. Dunn, The Book of Doe, Animals Anonymous