Where is Joy?

Gone is the laughter of childhood,

The carefree play of life.

Adulthood stole it all away,

And left nothing but debt and strife.

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Where is the joy of yesterday -

The happiness once known?

All the giddy energy

And youthful glee has flown.

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Surely, it can be searched for.

It must have gone somewhere.

For joy to exit permanently

Would simply not be fair.

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Look - there's joy in love's first kiss

And in a baby's smile.

You can find it anywhere,

Even if it's been awhile.

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There’s also joy in nature -

Ocean, water, soil and trees.

Animals can have it too,

So finding it is a breeze.

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Never lose the search for joy,

For laughter, bliss, and heart.

Yes, you can find it just because

It's been there from the start.