By Gerry Grubbs
PROMPT — Joy is ...
I was so tender this morning
The way you feel when broken
Open a softness comes
Doesn’t matter if it is happiness or grief
The smallest thing calls for tears
Every tiny flower I passed
As it was trying to unfurl touched me
Yes I said I know how long
Your dark voyage has taken
And the courage it takes
To expose those delicate colors
In such a harsh world
But I also know the freedom
That comes from being who you are
Gerry Grubbs lives in Cincinnati. His most recent book is Learning A New Way To Listen from Dos Madres. He has had poems published in this journal, as well as others.
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