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An Inexplicable Joy

Author: Janet Baird
Year: Hope

An inexplicable
Joy.

The glimpse of a
February footpath.
Or the sudden sulphur
Of a jasmine's flower.
A parallel with the
Walk through
Grief.
A sudden flash of
Awe, piercing the
Dark.
A gull.
Cartwheeling the sky.
Hope.