Joy and pleasure

Chasing Pleasure reminds me of the chorus to the song that ends, " We'll spend it all in pleasure";
But chasing pleasure is a combination of following a mirage and looking for relief from whatever the uncomfortable feeling is.
I am so familiar with this, so I think I'm qualified to discuss it.
Is pleasure preferable to joy?
For some, it is, though Joy is an underlying reality, whereas pleasure is rooted in appetite.
Joy is what pulls us along the Dharma, and what speaks to us when we need direction.
Joy is the gratitude that arises out of seeing a Monarch butterfly without being sullied by the sadness of knowing a childhood where there were hundreds.
Joy absorbs that sorrow and transmutes it.
Joy fosters forgiveness, where pleasure doesn't come close.
The pleasure of knowing it's the time of day to sit down with my guitar, or paintbrush, and a cup of tea is a result of the Joy that makes that possible.
The difference is, nobody has the power to steal my joy;
my pleasure may easily be interfered with.
Especially if I inadvertently put my paintbrush into my cup of tea.