Did you laugh today? (Love poem#2)

love poem 2

 

Did you laugh today?
did you give the sky a wave?
did you watch the sunset
 with a child-like gaze?

Did you see your friends
and did they say:
 what are your dreams,
 and what are your regrets?

 

It all just seems
these days will never end.

So be kind, be loving.

I don’t have a lot,
 but I’m alive
  and that’s not nothing.

Author's Note

part 2 of my series of love poetry.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Simple and wonderful words and thoughts. Our world is too fast pace. We need to slow down and show kindness and concern to the people near. They could need a kind word, a hug. Thank you Ernest for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thanks Coyote. always glad to see you around. yes, the poem was slowed right down like smooth jazz to give that ambience of easy fun. so many miss out on this, so i wanted to write this to remind them.

[Coyote Poetry]

You did well Ernest. We need good jazz and gentle words to keep us at-bay from the chaos of life. And you are welcome.

[butterfly]

I am alive and that is not nothing. This is my favorite part. I did laugh yesterday but this morning its early so we will see but this poem reminds me to laugh and its nice. It is nice and simple but wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thanks butterfly. laughter is the best part of being alive, so i hope you fill your days with laughter. sorry for the lateness of my reply, i'm very glad you came and read this work.

[Laz K.]

Great questions to ask of ourselves (and perhaps others) every day. What are we living for anyway, if not to take it all in with an open, grateful mind and heart? These lines are both a reminder and an encouragement to live life to the fullest. I found it all very inspirational!

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thanks Laz. i'm glad this gave you something to think about. sorry for the late reply, i'm very glad to see you.

[Sami Khalil]

This wonderful poem evoked a sense of peace and calm on my senses. Message is great and much needed.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

finally got around to reading all my comments! thank you very much. i'm very glad you picked up the message. i hope that peace stays with you fora long time.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! You are welcome Ern.

[Vol]

Yashimoto,
I do not remember exactly when or from whom I was told, long before I had to learn for myself, but you are truely alive when suffering pain. There is only one other event as revealing. I enjoyd finding that out with a particularly good friend... From- the noise we made, and the looks on our faces, you'd have thought someone was pulling our legs off...

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

pain and pleasure i have experienced both in bounties. glad to have lived as much as i have.
;) i like your little story. yes, this poem was inspired by a similar liaison involving love hotels.

[Soren]

This is a poem of gratitude and gratitude is the most important thing in poetry. It is the cornerstone to sensitivity in this poem shows great sensitivity very nice slow written.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

spot on. i am not saying this person gave me everything, but they did give me something i won't forget. and i kept the pace slow in order to evoke a mood of pleasant calm, to tell them, it's okay, you can say anything you want.

[Lorry]

I waved at an owl and a squirrel but they never replied, unless you can count the squirrel doing a mission impossible equation in its head to figure out it could use the washing line to get to the food above the bird bath!
But hey, that's normal and they do give me that ear worm from the theme tune every time I see them
😃

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

Lorry, what an unexpected reaction. but literature is all about unexpected responses, so i'll take it. maybe those animals were in a rotten mood?
but the willingness to listen is compassion. even if the other does not say a word, your door is always open.

[Andra Davis]

Existence is bliss. Simply said.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thanks Andra. it sure is. or at least, it sometimes is...

[Neville]

What thoughtful and otherwise kindly sentiments run throughout this little gem of a love poem .. 'I don't have a lot, but I'm alive and that's not nothing' comes across as an impassioned plea .. what a fine and fitting ending to this love poem .. Neville

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

haha, yes several people picked up that line. i didn't think much of it when writing it. it's one of those things you say when you want a girl to like you. get their sympathy, if you will. but the words carry their own weight and i'm glad it gave you something to think about.

[Neville]

.................. 😎👍

[Nelyn Salvaleon]

This makes me reminisce my childhood days when I was able to laugh because I didn't have a lot of problems yet. I miss those days when I was able to dream big thinking I could achieve them all. I miss laughing like a child, not until I reached the point where I couldn't stop laughing, not because I was happy, but because I didn't understand my life anymore. Now I rarely laugh because I'm afraid people who know me having a bipolar disorder, will think I lose my mind again. Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece. It reminds me of how I used to be when I was just a kid.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

Nelyn, you should check out my other poem A Brief Journey through Type 2 Bipolar if you haven't already. it is hard, right? but don't worry you will figure it out and have courage in yourself again.

and remember, even if you laugh even once a day - at something small or silly - you have one joyful moment in your life. start collecting those good moments.

[Nelyn Salvaleon]

Thank you ☺️