Joy

Greetings…
Here’s hoping that you are abounding in joy. 
In writing, some compositions are completed in one sitting, perhaps swiftly or as slowly as molasses flows. Others may take significantly longer - with break after break, and repeated edits. I began working on the following poem in the summer of 2023, and arrived at this draft last evening. I trust you will find it meaningful. Take care…


KISSED BY JOY

Alone and dreaming in a trying state
Waiting agonizingly for a shift
Then you made your near presence visible
Through wholehearted embrace, there came a lift

You kissed my soul, like the warm morning sun
Now I’m feeling as cheerful as can be
And in spite of the roads that I travel
You have helped me tremendously to see
That as I’m grounded in eternal truth
Nothing of ill or sorrow can destroy
The hope that guarantees a bright future
In the name of indescribable joy

Joy, you’re my delight, my sorrow unmasked
And I’m learning profoundly through the rounds
In you, there’s power and blessing, so vast
That I can never step outside your bounds

Here, as I strive to think and act rightly
In quiet confidence, I am made strong
And you help me to sing songs of gladness
Throughout darkest night and all the day long

Indwelling me, you dry my weeping eyes
Your timely gestures are never amiss
You temper the spell of mourning and grief
Replacing it with unshakable bliss

My thanks to you for making space and time
To appreciate the way that I feel
As you fill the channels gouged by sorrow
With a sense of contentment that is real

My peace, well-being, and security
No occurrence of this world shall alloy
For I’m made whole, and even when alone
I can exult because I’m kissed by joy

David McAdam
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