laughing today, instead of tears

i choose laughter today, instead of tears...

to purposefully fill my life with joy, instead of honoring the void

that was.

that is

i choose to delight in the sun, and honor the embrace of the moon,

to sing with the petals of the flowers and to dance with the boughs of the trees.

i resonate with the whipporwhill as she sings

melancholy

and joyful

duality is

the chord

i strike as i skip

stones across the

water

the resulting wake

reveals