Holding On To Joy – A Poem

This painting and poem both have the same name. They were painted and written for a tiny person’s birthday and she is amazing.

Oh,

darling human.

There is such joy in the world,

that it will fill you with such happiness!

So much that so that sometimes,

you will barely be able to hold onto all of it.

As there must be a balance in all things,

there will be times that are hard.

These moments will seem to take all the air in the room.

But don’t worry,

you will have those that love you to make sure you have the air you need,

and they will help you when the dark is too much.

There is so much joy to find in dark, too,

even if it doesn’t feel like it at the time.

You can make wishes on the stars.

They only come out at night to make sure you are okay,

and that you have light to show you what is possible.

Hold onto joy for as long as you can,

darling human.

Someday you will be big,

but for now,

hold onto the warmth of joy and discovery.

They will show you how amazing the world can be.