#NaPoWriMo #10

gifts of joy abound –
sometimes in non-descript places,
at unexpected times,
and for unanticipated reasons.

a friendly smile,
an unencumbered sigh,
a silent, non-verbal gesture
can be a gift shared,
a joy redeemed.

I’m not telling you
anything you don’t
already know, haven’t already
figured out from scratch.

Don’t look in the places
where you already expect
to find your gifts of joy.
Look elsewhere, between things,
inside of thoughts and dreams,

between the lines and strokes
of poetry and songs lyrics
and works of art. It might
surprise you what was always there.