Joy that tickles

Joy that tickles Fitful bursts Of laughter and enlightenment Godsent reprieve From smiling eyes The worst has passed; The dark descent Behind me Does relent A writ, unspoken compromise Relinquish whys Relinquish tries Relinquish all my heavy sighs And like late-breaking dawn on day Realize the shadows *can* be Pushed away And wonder In that deepest part And wonder Dare I say it - heart; But feel so free That finally! It doesn’t hurt today Only on the edge of vision - And slips away Mark Burton Sunday, January 21st, 2007, 2:22 A.M.