Joy Comes Back by Donna Ashworth
When you finally realize
that joy is less fireworks, more firefly
less orchestra, more birdsong
she will come back much more often
for joy will not fight with the fast pace of this life
she is not in the shiny or the new
she breathes in the basic, simmers in the simple
and dances in the daily to-and-fro
joy has been beckoning you
for many a year my friend
you were just too busy doing, to see
the very next time joy wraps her quiet warmth around you
as the garden embraces your weary body in it’s wildness
tip her a nod…she doesn’t stay long
but if you are a gracious host
joy comes back
@sereneEnergy9119 oh that's so beautiful, your way with words is amazing ❤ and so true, the little things, the simple things that's pure joy ❤
@sereneEnergy9119
That was such a sweet and uplifting piece. I love it's gentleness and soft encouragement: to not look for the big and brash demonstration of happiness nor expect it to arrive as a flood, but instead to realise it is always there, ready to quietly be felt. It is a very soothing concept.
@sereneEnergy9119 I love this! It’s such a nice reminder that joy is in the quiet, simple moments – not all the big, flashy stuff. Definitely something to remember!
