Joy Is Not a Crumb

Joy Is Not a Crumb

© 2018 by P Michael Biggs

Mary Oliver said it first.

“Joy is not made

to be a crumb.”

Hold onto that

for a moment.

Joy is not fleeting.

It doesn’t run away

if someone enjoys it

too much. 

Joy comes when invited.

It shows up in phone calls of love,

letters and emails,

words of appreciation,

and intimate moments.

Joy is not small,

nor can it be crunched down

into an acorn shell.

Joy is large. 

It is meant to be expressed,

shared, celebrated, triumphed,

proclaimed, shouted out.

I say, “Let joy get out.”

Let it become the

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