Record of Joy

By The Kavita Ladies for Poetry Pals - as you seek, so shall you find!

Written jointly by Amethyst Angel h✟k ♡ and THANKFUL SONALI Party Hopping! for "Poetry Pals" 


I set quill to parchment, recording these words:
I've found joy after years of pain!
Losing sight of blessings I know to be true
I nearly drowned in my own rain.

Heavens above hold day's warm sun, night's clear moon
The star, the planet and the cloud
We see what we choose to and choose what we see
Hear soft raindrops or thunder loud

Pathetic goes both ways, as Snoopy taught us:
Wallowing in self-pity doesn't work.
Facing up to what I've done wrong to others
Is the duty I must not shirk.

Blessings, sometimes in disguise, come to us all
It's up to us to understand
Internal storm's higher intended purpose
And when to walk, to run or just simply stand.

Joy comes with forgiveness – never hold a grudge
Whatever's done to me is past.
I open my hands, my heart, my mind, my soul
Letting love's light through at long last.

When crystal rainbows shimmer through fading tears
A pure treasure shall be my own
Elements - earth, fire, water, air, ether
Their true colours in me have shown

ABCB, 11-8-11-8 syllable pattern
LINE COUNT 24
Odd numbered verses, without italics, written by Amethyst Angel h✟k ♡
Even numbered verses, with italics, written by THANKFUL SONALI Party Hopping!

Written for "Poetry Pals" 
Chosen prompts:
1. I've found joy
2. For the record

Record of Joy  [ASR] #2346598 By The Kavita Ladies for Poetry Pals - as you seek, so shall you find! by THANKFUL SONALI Party Hopping!