I did my best to make him smile it wasn’t much; he loved my try when amused, which is so rare his blaze of laughter fills the air like music from a joyous buddha all I can say is hallelujah This poem was inspired by Leonard Cohen’s song of the same title. Listen to one … More Halleluja
We made butterfly wings From pink cellophane Glued them to hair clips You never wore But we laughed as we worked Probably ate some ice cream For years I opened drawers Saw a butterfly barrette And laughed again Image from LoveKid Trading Company site
“So how was your doctor’s appointment?” “Well, he asked me a lot of questions this time.” “Like what?” she asked half-listening. “Oh, about any weight changes, how much sleep I get, my eating habits. And something else. What was that last thing?” He sorted through a stack of mail while she made a grocery … More Recall Response
She started first, a little snicker over nothing. Then the chuckling spread to each of us until it got to him. He saw no humor in nothing. Each giggle was infectious until the laughter was quite genuine. We each burst into cachinnation just watching each other laugh. A deep-from-the-belly, throw-back-your-head kind of guffawing roared throughout … More Made Me Laugh
Wind Rush 