Authentic joy is everlasting
A thing that freely permeates
As born in hearts of lovers lusting
So nascent is when we create
It hides itself in child’s smile
In ray-ing clouds of sunrise
It so resides in every shining
Of every memorable time
Authentic joy is everlasting
A thing that freely permeates
As born in hearts of lovers lusting
So nascent is when we create
It hides itself in child’s smile
In ray-ing clouds of sunrise
It so resides in every shining
Of every memorable time
Insipid doom encased me now
Insipid rock of disbelief
When even rhyming
Offers not much of the usual relief
Bereft of art … I robot do
Feed cryptic yarns to iron loom
Nocturnal runs through ocean smog
Resolve no splinters that consume
When long for wings that mighty once
Did carry me to distant shores
I crave old blood that boiled fast
When freely cordially flows
Spinning leaf in wind
I’m flowing in its currents
Flapping my wings
Impersonating palms
I’ve been many colors
Red, brown, and green
I’m a leaf in the wind
And the spirit within
With eyelashes of the sun
And the tears of the rain
I’m dancing in the wind
I’m a leaf, now and then