Sometimes the joy overcomes me
When I hear
Birds singing on top of a tree
Or see
Birds flying free
Sometimes the joy overcomes me
When I hear music
Kind to my ear
When I dance to a Latin rhythm
All alone in my sanctuary
Or weep to the sweep of an anthem
Sometimes the joy overcomes me
When I hear your voice
Tremor and tone – richly deep
Laughing – splitting our sides
Remembering – sharing tales
Of when we were together
Our hearts beating as one
Sometimes the joy overcomes me
When tears fill my eyes
And I cry
Sometimes the joy overcomes me
– Barbara Elizabeth Mercer
