Have you listened ... I mean really listened ... to children laughing?
They are so completely given over to it. They can't help themselves.
Things are not just a little funny, eliciting a polite chuckle.
They are really, really funny. There's a sudden explosion of laughter, and when they try to control it ... the more they try ... the more it comes bubbling out.
Even the most confirmed grump is likely to find a certain contagion in the children's laughter, may find himself beginning to smile, inwardly, at least, may find himself joining in ... remembering a time when things were just so unbearably funny.
Originally published in Capper's:
LAUGHTER
What luxury
the laughter
of children,
the champagne
of sounds
unexpectedly
uncorked,
cascading,
filling
the glasses
of those nearby,
tickling
their noses.
© 1996
Today's word: contagion
1 comment:
Very much enjoyed this post - becoming like a child again is something I enjoy enormously when I'm engaged in writing stories for young children. I would love to help others rediscover their 'inner child'. I also like to write poems (for adults) and I loved the imagery of the poem. I tweeted this post.
All the best
Helena Harper
http://www.helenaharper.com
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