Living
The End of Laughter
From A Jongleur Strayed (1922)
Living
O never laugh again!
Laughter is dead,
Deep hiding in her grave,
A sacred thing.
O never laugh again,
Never take hands and run
Through the wild streets,
Or sing,
Glad in the sun:
For she, the immortal sweetness of all sweets,
Took laughter with her
When she went away
With sleep.
O never laugh again!
Ours but to weep,
Ours but to pray.
Cite this poem
MLA
Gallienne, Richard Le. “The End of Laughter.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/legallienne/234/.
Chicago
Gallienne, Richard Le. “The End of Laughter.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/legallienne/234/.
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