Joy of Life in Verse

A brief preface states the intent of the work and makes a few comments about its opinions and outlook. The poem follows the course of man's quest for joy here on earth, summarizes questions about God's intent. It considers the relationship between sentiment and thoughts as reasons and deliberations. Love is trust rather than feeling, the feeling merely reflecting a satisfying condition, etc. The work ends without any final answer to the why of pain or the certainty of ultimately finding bliss.