Laughter



Loving friends are rare
Always showing they care
Uplifting each other’s spirits
Giggling at jokes when they hear it
Humor sets the tone most days
Trusting hearts always
Expressions of joy in their eyes
Rejoicing about a happy paradise

About this poem

The poem, first published in 2020, is an acrostic about how laughter impacts our lives in significant ways- even in ways that may not be immediately apparent: happy paradise.

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Written on November 30, 2020

Submitted by fayel.85625 on January 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCDDEF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 236
Words 39
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

Mary Faye Lee

Faye Lee, a Canadian poet; who was formerly a poet-writer for the original "Poetry.Com" Whose works include, "Ode To A Friend," (Acrostic) Laughter, (Acrostic) Friendship, and (Haiku) Sunflower. more…

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