I wear the shades of fun like a painting wears its colors.
At times an explosion of laughter from a tickle that almost hurts,
A smile entangled in the silent absence of thought,
Or a feeling sparked by the joyful elements of simply playing.
It was the same when I was young.
Fun hasn't changed.
What's different now is that I know
The grandiosity of each day I'm living,
The importance of good health,
How I need those colorful shades of fun
Even more than I need medicine.
"What is different now is that I know / The grandiosity of each day I'm living." So wonderful! I have to smile at the illustration, too.
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I, too "need those colorful shades of fun
Even more than I need medicine"! Wow.
I started reading with a giggle due to your illustration, and that made me ultra receptive to the shades of fun emerging in sound, to the contrast between youth and now. Beautifully done.
The last two lines are so true. We could all do with a little more fun.
ReplyDelete"I wear the shades of fun like a painting wears colours" love that and also love "A smile entangled in the silent absence of thought"
ReplyDeleteFun is necessary in life. I agree When we had the big earthquake here we actually did a lot of laughing to release the stress.
Beautiful poem
I think what you end up saying is something like this: Fun is the best medicine. And I agree!
ReplyDelete😊im assuming you did the sketch. Luv it. What a fun poem. Thanks for dropping by my blog
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How important it is to still be laughing in ones old age. Life is for living and loving and there is no age barrier.
ReplyDeleteI wear the shades of fun like a painting wears its colors... love that!
ReplyDelete"Fun hasn't changed."-- This is absolutely true. Very recently I met with five of my college & university friends after 33 years; each wearing 'shades of fun' undoubtedly........A deep & delightful poem, Myrna.
ReplyDeleteThat’s a great opening line, Myrna, and I love the ‘explosion of laughter from a tickle that almost hurts’ and ‘smile entangled in the silent absence of thought’. I agree that fun doesn’t change; whenever I get together with old friends, we still laugh at the same things.
ReplyDeleteFun is the best medicine. Keep on laughing Myrna.
ReplyDeleteTrue, fun can keep one healthy. Facts depicted in a few lines. Nice.
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