The Moment of Joy
(Dedicated to my friend, Joy.)
Ukulele cords, rainbow connections and pure imaginations,
2 a.m. dance parties; sleep doesn't exist at this moment.
As laughter erupts, a broken record I don't want to fix;
somehow I was gifted with this fleeting instant,
with a friend composed of carefree smiles and gummy bears,
playing in a vivance, the tune you can't get out of your head.
I wonder how sunshine could have a form;
shinning brilliance upon every shadowed corner,
bubbles of happiness too numerous to clear away
firework sparks bursting into blinding radiance.
Sometimes I forget this instant is real.
Played it so many times in my head;
rewind, replay, pause, remember.
Remember the way she lights up every room,
how her fingers expertly fill the air with music,
that she embodies optimism,
and dug under my borders, found a way past my barriers.
Remember she entered my life in a rush of light,
painted sunshine murals upon my walls;
taught me this moment is transitory.
That sometimes rain washes away our yellow paint,
but the rainbow after demands a smile;
and we can always create a new work of art.
Watch as she begins again, ukulele in hand,
rewind, replay, pause, relish,
this moment of Joy.