Between Disappointment and Delight

We get only one lifeSo precious, so fleetingIs this how I'll spend itScrolling, posting, retweeting?The beauty of the natural world and the ups and downs of daily life-with all its gifts and losses, fear and joy, disappointment and delight-are the raw materials from which Joy Lenentine crafts word pictures designed to enliven the senses and spark introspection.The poems in this debut collection of poetry are both personal and universal, of this specific moment in history and timeless. Lenentine's honest and often humorous self-reflection is an inspiration to the reader to accept themselves and navigate their own unique journey with increased grace, authenticity, and attentive presence. Wild and wonderful weather todayHow long did I stand thereEyes closed, riotous hairWind blasting full in my faceSoul wide open to receive A bit of its ferocityPassion and energyRelentlessness and strengthWelcoming the winds of changeTo blow through my lifeDisturbing, rearrangingRemoving what needs to goOpen my eyesAstonished againBy how glorious it isTo be alive in this worldI walk on against that galeBrimful of courageGratitudeAwe