A Laugh or Craiku Haiku
Troops to Grunt who fell
On his own sword, "Does it hurt?"
"Only when I laugh."
Inspired by Magaly Guerro’s prompt on Poets and Storytellers United where we are invited to play along with Oscar Wilde who said, "Surely no one can read the death of Little Nell(*) without breaking into tears of hearty laughter."
(*) "The Old Curiosity Shop" (Charles Dickens)
Haha so don't laugh when it hurts
ReplyDeleteOne never knows when laughter will spring forth … sometimes at life's ironies and even if inappropriately. :)
ReplyDeleteHehehe! What a great illustration to spark the laughter. :-)
ReplyDeleteBwahahaha! Thank you for this. My (perhaps too loud) cackle nearly gave my husband a heart attack... until he read it and joined the roaring. 😁
ReplyDeleteThank you, ladies. But please be aware that I find laughter very uninspiring, whereas misery . . . now that's really something!
ReplyDeleteIf you love misery- come and see me when I've been banished to my shed by a harsh tongued Mrs T.
DeleteHa ha ha .....but I'm sorry for laughing at someone's misery. As a kid my father could make me laugh when I was crying , but that would make me angry and I would be like crying, laughing ans being angry at the same time .
ReplyDeleteThank you for giving me a reason to laugh heartily this morning. Before I've had my first cup of coffee too ............
ReplyDelete"Only hurts when I laugh" is what they always say about broken ribs...
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun piece!
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