Contagious Joy, Catch it!

"Oh Crap!"

so the day begins

that first thought

intruding on my mind 

unwanted

unbidden

irritating

 

it would be easy

to let the dark and troublesome

define my day

 

ah, so easy

to go to events past and present

to wallow in worries

and perceived slights

to believe that one has eroded 

all grace

from both people and God

and believe that one is utterly alone

 

or

I can look out the window

at horses grazing

deer tiptoeing through the firs 

at crossbeaks pillaging at the bird feeder

and fat quail cleaning up

the leftovers

 

I can look

at the pink and blue of the sunrise

a the soaring whiteness of the mountain

I can think of my son, and daughter

and granddaughter

and smile

God's grandeur

God's exuberant joy

is contagious