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.

[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 ☺️

[Pete]

we should all carry this recipe on our pockets. well said.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thanks Pete!

[Titilayo Sarah Eguridu]

This is simple but profound.
We take so many things for granted…
Sometimes we become so ungrateful and entitled we miss the little but extraordinary miracles that surround us.
Thank you for reminding me that the greatest blessings are in the simple experiences.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

i hope that my writing does open your eyes even for a second for all the amazing things happening around you! that is my mission as a writer.

[Titilayo Sarah Eguridu]

Yes it did.
It made me more grateful and thoughtful.
Thank you Ern

[Marie]

Being alive is the most important thing of all and we should try to fill that life with all of the good things in life, like good friends, nature, awesome sunrises and sunsets, keep hope alive for our dreams and live WITHOUT regrets. We should be loving and kind to everybody, life is not happy for us all and we should try to make each life we touch a little better when we leave it, than it was when we found that person. A beautiful insightful write, Ern. Your thoughts are finely expressed and very meaningful in words. So enjoyed reading. Thank you for sharing...

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

thank you Marie. your insight are always treasured. i wrote this piece because too often we don't talk about what is really important in our lives and i wanted the reader to feel heard. it is a airy-fairy love poem, but i absolutely welcome deeper readings.

[Marie]

Most welcome, Ern...