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Open Poetry #1

The Best Medicine

Mona Lisa
Member

since 1999-08-25

Posts 100
Halifax, Nova Scotia

0 posted 1999-08-29 02:37 PM

Laughter is the best medicine
but can it cure the ill's of the soul?

Can it cure the curse of sadness
and fill the void of a hole?

Can it replace a frown with a smile
and lift up drooping lips?

Replace pessimism with optimism
and form a full eclipse?

I decided to see for myself
and put it to the test

It wasn't all that easy but I tried
and gave it my best

And not before long,
I was surprised to find

The soul was cured,
and the hole resigned

The frown was no more
and my lips had lifted,

In place of pessimism,
optimism existed

Before I knew it,
I burst into laughter

At the taste of medicine,
for so long I'd sought after.

Balladeer

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

1 posted 1999-08-29 02:44 PM

A wonderful message well spoken.....and ,oh, so true!

miriam
Member

since 1999-08-26

Posts 323
glendale,ca.

2 posted 1999-08-30 12:21 PM

i am boosting you back up. great poem.

RainbowGirl
Member Elite

since 1999-07-31

Posts 3023
United Kingdom

3 posted 1999-08-30 12:26 PM

Kudos....

HUGS

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You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

Mona Lisa
Member

since 1999-08-25

Posts 100
Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 posted 1999-08-30 04:12 PM

Thank you all for your kind remarks. I have tried this remedy of laughter and you know what? It really does work.

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