Give me love over riches
Give me compassion too
Give me kindness and empathy
For the happier view
Give me laughter and sunshine
The smile from a child
Give me honesty, openness
Make me meek, make me mild
And the day will be mine
Cross the months and the years
Where with courage and grace
Blessings cross all frontiers.
Hung over from the night that was
Drunk on laughter
Intoxicated by great company
Revelling in a little thing called
Good Friendship!
Friends (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Laughter; ringing in the air
Singing a light melody
In the hearts of its audience
Dancing on the staves of life
In a quick step of happiness
And playing on the strings of bliss
In an infectious and convivial harmony
That lilts rhythmically in a cadence of joy
Laughter – such an infectious thing
That brings us all to life
Give it a go and see just how
It takes away your strife
Go on now! Raise a little smile
Or let it all just rip
And from titter to full chortle
With joy your heart will skip!
So have a laugh and “lol” a bit
And feel glad tidings fall
For chuckles have been said to be
The best medicine of all
From sedate giggles giggling
To boisterous huge guffaws
I swear you’ll end up feeling great
From laughter than before!
There’s a culture of blame apparent
That’s swept across the land
Paralysing the sense of freedom
Taking truth hostage in its stand
There’s a move towards complacency
That’s asphyxiating hearts
An inability to apologize
Segregating into parts
There’s a harbouring of hatred
Suffocating liberty
Depriving love and laughter
Detaining in captivity
There’s an ethos of rash judgement
That fails to understand
Neglecting to appreciate
Different perceptions hand in hand
There’s a path of destruction
That stifles global breath
Draining empathy and compassion
Leaving a trail of death
There’s a choice to be made?
A subscription to integrity
Upholding honour daily
With truth and responsibility
Ginz&Tonic 