Joy

A little warmth wriggles out

Tickling the soul

Escapes curving lips

A delirious laugh

Surprised eyebrows rise

Supressing the urge

But tearing all confines

It twinkles in the kohl eyes

Little anklets ring

And little hands dance

Untamed it erupts

In soft gurgles

Wrinkles deepen

Knowing and wise

Slowly savouring the moment

It plays on hesitant lips

Unmoved grim lines

Attempt to deny

It coughs through the throat

And softens the eye

Unbridled, unashamed

A little boisterous, a little shy

Freeing itself from all shackles

Pure unadulterated joy