what it means to be overjoyed

oh the joys of summer

the sun makes us run to

the water, the trees and many ways

to stay cool

i sit in an urban park and

find two kids who seem to

have it figured all out

mini fountains of water

spit up from the courtyard

for kids this isn’t time to just

put your feet in

the two i see run and jump

in the water

putting their shirts over the water

that shoots upwards…they

truly have no care in the world

i hear their shouts and shrieks of

excitement, surprise and elation

of cooling ones jets in this

100 degree heat

i think to myself this is a picture of joy

of simplicity

as us adults

look on and smile

these kids have extended

summer for awhile

their father says to me

“oh i just had to let them go”

i think he is right

maybe this is what joy

truly is

the chance to just

let ourselves go

no care

no worry

no judgement

no future

no past

just yelling and screaming

over the joy of feeling

water for the first time

children sure remind us all

that is simple

that we could spend

less time trying to

fill that endless void

and that there is never too much

“over”

when one is

over

joyed