Joy 🧲
The sway of the sycamore tree's delicate branches The calm nap face of a dreaming stray dog The jarringly bright reflection of the sun on a car's dash Giggling children with half-chewed food in their mouths A realist sees math, and feels joy An optimist sees music, and feels joy A romantic sees poetry, and feels joy Math or music or poetry, Joy is the state most naturally met, The means to the end matter as much as fish bones do to a vegan being tidy does to an emotionally fragile hoarder a WiFi router to a marine biologist in a submarine two dental kits in a ventriloquist's travel bag