Where do I find joy?

In my daughter’s laugh,

Listening as she sings in the shower

At the top of her lungs

Where do I find joy?

In the beauty of the flowers that brighten our backyard,

In mowing the lawn, picking the fruit

Feeling him beside me at dawn

I find joy and peace in knowing he is there

To laugh with me, to cry with me,

Until the end of our days

To love me and to let me love him

I find happiness in little things; the sun on my face,

A cool summer rain.

Still, the greatest joy I have ever known

Fills my soul simply when he smiles at me.