sometimes

in the middle 

of seasons

of perseverance,

just doing what

you need to

every single day,

a morning will 

dawn, fresh

and clean and 

with the rising sun

you will be surprised

at how your soul

also rises within, 

and how if you stop 

even for a moment

and observe, the joy that

you thought was sound

asleep lifts up its dozy 

head to greet the day,

this impossibly exquisite

new day that swiftly dawns.

~~~~~

—surprised by joy 

©Heather Pound 2022