Where Laughter Comes From...

I must admit, I started small,

When mama chased me down the hall,

And made me giggle wildly,

With threats of tickles as I’d flee.

From there, I moved to Daddy’s jokes,

When entertaining mealtime folks,

Or when, the wide prairies, we rode,

And he was in his joking mode.

And then my siblings took it on,

To laughter, all we six were drawn,

And we’d quote ‘Mad’ and ‘Cowpokes’ jests,

And try to outdo all the rest.

And when I married, Husby Dear,

Worked hard to fill my days with cheer,

And he did well, my better half,

His goal was always “Make her laugh”.

Then our kids, too, got in the game,

That ‘laughter’ goal remained the same,

And they’d tell tales, quote movies, songs,

To keep the merriment going strong.

My grandkids now are starting out,

I guess there couldn’t be much doubt,

That they’d pick up the ‘laughter’ gene,

And see which one would reign supreme.

Now I have given lots of thought

To what is funny. What is not,

Don't need to plot with charts and graphs . . .

'Cause it's my FAMILY makes me laugh.

Photo Credit: Karen of bakinginatornado.com

Cause Mondays do get knocked a lot,
With poetry, we all besought
To try to make the week begin
With gentle thoughts,
Perhaps a grin?
So Karen, Charlotte, Mimi, me
Have crafted poems for you to see.
And now you’ve read what we have wrought…
Did we help?
Or did we not?

Next week might be more complex...

Cause DICTIONARY's in the text!

Thinking of joining us for Poetry Monday?

We'd love to welcome you!
Topics for the next few weeks (with a huge thank-you to Mimi, who comes up with so many of them!)

Family (October 9) Today!

Dictionary (October 16)

Talk Shows (October 23)

Mischief (October 30)

Watermelon (November 6)

Grandma's Kitchen (November 13)

The Bus (November 20)

A Pet's Life (November 27)