Put a joy thought
Like a bouquet of store bought
Purple Dutch irises
In between the crevices
Of your forlorn heart
Do it with intention
Not as an afterthought
Poem by Monique S. Simón
Monique S. Simón is a native of Antigua, Caribbean. After a difficult diagnosis of ME/CFS, she retired from her career as a college professor and education programs developer. She now devotes much of her “well time” to writing poetry and short fiction. Fascinated by nature’s colors and the ways of birds, she is cultivating a formal garden at her home in Upstate, New York where she enjoys observing the natural environment. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063785707156