FITS OF SILLINESS

Sometimes life was way too serious
at least it was for mom and me,
it set off a tickle trigger
that was inside of her and me.

And slowly, slowly it started to creep
through our bodies tired and tense,
it reached soon our funny bones
and then the laughs commenced.

It was a fit of silliness
it happened many times before,
and ended with me rolling
and giggling on the floor.

It was ever so contagious
as streaming tears commenced to flow,
a product of the giggles
as the joy began to grow.

We laughed so hard we got the hiccups
and some were heard to say,
our sides are hurting way too much
please stop, please stop, we pray.

Then like an old Victrola
the giggles soon run down,
the tension all evaporated
peace in us did abound.

There’s nothing wrong with silliness
it restored our sanity,
in a world that was too serious
at least it was for mom and me.

Margaret Rose Larrivee
Jan. 28, 2007