Season 1 · Episode 143
A Pocketful of Joy by Mishty Singh
One Poem Only · Maggie Devers
September 20, 20252m 4s
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Show Notes
A Pocketful of Joy
by Mishty Singh
Joy doesn't always dance in parades
or call your name from mountaintops.
Sometimes, it drifts in quietly
the same way light pools on windowsills,
the same way a breeze remembers your hair.
It hides in mismatched teacups,
in songs that start slow and end in smiles,
in the rustle of pages at midnight,
and the comfort of socks pulled just right.
A butterfly doesn’t know
how much wonder it carries.
A laugh, once shared,
can echo longer than any storm.
These are the things we tuck in our pockets,
not loud, not bold, not grand,
but soft like petals lost in journals,
blooming when we understand.
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Write After: National Poetry Month with One Poem Only
Write After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice. We'll get started in April. You can share to #WriteAfterOPO.