We Will Laugh

And most importantly,

we will laugh. We will laugh

in the delight of the life window

another’s story provides, we will

laugh in the sweet touch of a compliment,

in the glow of the overflow

of appreciation

We will laugh at lightness, we will laugh

at Taking Ourselves Too Seriously —

not to close anyone out

but to bring them in, to remind them

none of this weighs more

than dandelion fluff, it is all carried

in cushioned tenderness

through the laughing back eddies

of a larger current

which ultimately delivers

that which really matters

to its starting place

in the waiting land.

©Wendy Mulhern

May 23, 2016