I thought to search for means of joy,
One which time could not destroy.
With time I learned that joy to give,
Like faith to hold and life to live.
Chide not the tongue that’s nice and sweet,
Unseen, unknown these angels greet;
Their laughter soft echoes in streets.
Souls in need have hopes now held,
My constant heart needs joy to spread.
Their woes shall now progress through me,
Then, a garland of bliss shall vow to weave.
Though flowers distilled with winter meet,
They refuse to hide in the warmth of defeat.
Moreover leap where others refuse to tread,
My constant heart needs joy to spread.
Photo Credits: www.beautifulhub.com
Form: Rondeau
Posted for Midweek Motif @ Poets United
& Posted on Open Link Night @ dVerse Pub
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That’s the best attitude…to leap where others fear to tread!
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Joy is indeed everything, and this is such a lovely piece. Warm greetings!
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I can’t think of a prompt best suited to you Sanaa but this glows – and you do indeed spread a 😀 and joy with your words..and yourself!
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Sharing positivity to mankind – this poem has the attitude everyone needs.
Stay safe there Sanaa. Looks like KSA and neighboring countries are in conflict.
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To need to spread joy is a marvelous blessing. This sonnet enchants! And that gives joy.
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Hi Sanaa, I needed to read this. We all need it to survive. without joy, we melt away when we are sad. great write!
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That’s the perfect way to live life…spreading joy 🙂
A lovely poem, Sanaa.
Have a great week ahead 🙂
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Such a wonderful poem. Have been reading such a good piece after a really very long time!
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Intention is everything. Positivity abounds in your writing.; lovely.
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Delightful poem. May you spread joy always.
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Some really nice lines. I like the term constant heart. Have a prosperous 2016!
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It is so delightful to be able to give joy to others… and joy then returns to the giver as well.
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A wonderfully positive poem, to start the new year off with. Yay!
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I love that first line… out searching for joy. What a great start to the poem.
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Spreading joy is a good way to live.
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Joyful! This was so nice to read aloud!
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Awesome poem!
Loved ‘I leap where others refuse to tread’
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I love the rhythm as much as the essence. especially the line “my constant heart needs joy to spread”. lovely
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The world needs a lot more joy and smiles… such blessing to read warm words like this.
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Yes, what the world needs now is the joy from doing good works, not the joy felt by Republicans as they hold down the common man. We live in the eternal Now, & since life is short, we need to find joy every day; smiles.
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Courage and joy, marvelous
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I love the thought that there are angels among us in the streets spreading joy. Lovely, Sanaa, uplifting and joyous. 🙂
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I love the joy in this last line: My constant heart needs joy to spread.
Thanks for joining us Sanaa ~
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‘They’ say at the vortex
of all atoms is swirling
energy no different
reAlly than
any tornado..
hurricane..
or vortex..
and we at
core are that
energy.. matter..
illuSioN.. Force..
joYful Force..
Atoms spin..
i learn
below
above of me..
Joy.. now.. all the
positive eMoTioNs
spiRaLinG ForCe N0W
that becomes i as I
Dance Atomic
Joy below
above
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ME..
as long as
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Force as I..:)
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Their woes shall now progress through me…what a sublime thought!
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Joy is a blessing to share and to spread.
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This joy is of such profound importance …Most gorgeous piece of writing, Sanaa!
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My Dear Sanaa,
Delightfully measured and beautiful as always – brightened my start to the day here on a crisp winter’s morning…
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Such a beautiful paeon of joy.
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There’s a momentum in your poem that makes me want to arise!!
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A brave proposal: ”Their woes shall now progress through me”.
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Beautiful poem and it is spreading joy.
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I like this rondeau – both as song and its content. Your use of anapests to break up the beat of the iambs was interesting. It changed the tempo and arrested the eye at important points in the poem. Well done!
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A dash of Sunny and a dash of Joy – wonderful combination. Love the last line.
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Joyful, bright and warm – very enjoyable piece. Sorry it took a long time before I could visit you.
Hope you had a good weekend.
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a very light, enjoyable read.
i totally agree with you, the most joyful things in life are those without price tags!
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