Rejoiceless

Terror guarded the mid-region Where everything was Greeks And I needed to risk it In the dark And rejoiceless heart Of helplessness

Feminine doves, also suggesting the form of the Holy Spirit, nest in these "Caves of Passion," which are "voiceless," yet not "rejoiceless."

To laugh off tempts to going overly 'blue' (any rejoiceless spirits), depressed, deflated, etc. “The One whose throne is in heavens sits laughing” (Ps 2:4) refers to God.