Hold not thy laughter <br />For that joyful sound <br />I am forever after, seeking when you are around <br />Waiting for it to chortle, in the background <br /> <br />Hold not thy laughter <br />As it fights to escapes thy lips <br />To send me on joyful trips <br /> <br />Your giggles and cackles <br />Harmlessly tend to baffle <br />Your happy facial expressions <br />Paint only a gleeful picture of inspiration <br />As we rejoice to thy jubilant noises in full attention <br /> <br />Hold not thy laughter from the heart <br />Hold not thy laughter until we part <br />Hold not thy laughter as we make a start <br /> <br />When I dispel in my gloom <br />Thy laughter delivers me <br />Safely from my state of doom <br />Sadness runs outside from my room <br />Happiness inside glows with a boom <br />As my rosy cheeks mirthfully blossom <br /> <br />Hold not thy laughter as we cheerfully chat <br />Hold not thy laughter when you publicly fart <br />Hold not thy laughter whatever the format <br />A giggle, a chuckle, a titter not a snigger <br />Laugh it out whether thin or fat <br />Fill the air, my dear <br />Laugh it out before it scats out flat <br /> <br />Copyright 2006 - Sylvia Chidi <br /> <br />www.sylviachidi.co.uk <br /> <br />Check out my latest 'Justice & If I were a girl'<br /><br />Sylvia Chidi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hold-not-thy-laughter/