In Times of Joy

<p><strong>Perchance to dream</strong></p><p>I dream alone</p><p>For who would share my dream?</p><p>My spirit calls to a kindred spirit</p><p>But who will answer?</p><p>I walk wistfully through life</p><p>Wondering if I shall ever meet</p><p>The voice I hear in my heart.</p><p>Is it an illusion?</p><p>Did I dream it into existence?</p><p>It follows me hauntingly awake and asleep</p><p>Accompanied always by a fatalistic sense</p><p>of the unattainable.</p><p>I dream alone.</p><p>Is it not better thus</p><p>Than never to dream at all?</p><p><br></p><p>Joy Doolan's style is hers alone and the feel of her poetry captures the ebbs and flows of life.</p><p>The poetry of Joy Doolan offers a candid and insightful look into the pains and joys of Australian life. From haunting reflections on the loss of those dearest to us to a childhood so different than the now to political commentary on war and poverty Joy has the sensitivity to capture moments everyone can relate to. This collection is a display of how the whispers from deep within are heard and transformed into words and poetry. </p>