DEAFENING AND BLINDING JOY

I can't hear anything

but your music

which fills my ears

and my soul.

My soul is overwhelmed

and must pour out

into a smile

that spreads across my face

exploding into laughter.

I turn my face towards the sky

to see the boughs of the trees

dancing in the wind.

My spirit dances with them.

As the sunlight filters through the trees

and illuminates the beauty of the world

around me

and the wind kisses my cheek,

I realize the meaning of joy.