LAUGHTER:

Give me your happy laughter, oh mother of this earth,

That which I carried upon my lips at my long-ago birth,

But along this rocky road & through this very hilly life,

I lost laughter along the way, on the dark road of strife.

Give me the crisp, crackling cackle of dried autumn leaves,

Show me the raucous roaring of the ocean´s waves & seas,

Lend me the happy gurgling of the rivers, brooks & streams,

So I may laugh & giggle, instead of resorting to my screams.

Show me the joyous wind as she hilariously laughs & howls,

To chase away my sad stubborn frowns & very sorry scowls,

Let me hear the echoing through my life´s very empty halls,

The cheerful giggling of those happy & cascading waterfalls.

Give me happy gurgling of wine, poured from bottle to glass,

Too much time been wasted, been lost & gone by far too fast,

Please give to me your joyous laughter, mother of this earth,

So that I may giggle, smile & laugh all the way back to my birth.