Laughing to the grave… (poem) by Peter J. Oszmann on AuthorsDen

Laughing to the grave…
by Peter J. Oszmann → (All Poetry by Peter J. Oszmann)
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I came to regard my life as a joke. My Death… a laugh at the end. /P.J.O. (“My life as a joke” in Philosophically Speaking - Haiku) Life is truly a silly joke, It is really and truly daft. I was born carrying a yoke… Split my side… laughed and laughed and laughed. Journeyed through an apocalypse - Through stormy seas on flimsy raft - Survived through two dictatorships… Split my side… laughed and laughed and laughed. When I tried to learn about love, It turned out to be sweet witchcraft. More often one just gets the shove… Split my side… laughed and laughed and laughed. Learned, qualified, lived a little, But mostly it was just hard graft, A never-ending cruel battle… Split my side… laughed and laughed and laughed. Maybe I could make some money? But mostly it was overdraft. I thought life could be all honey… Split my side… laughed and laughed and laughed. Music, literature and art… Balm to the soul… oh splendid craft!… Good way to become an upstart… Split my side… laughed and laughed and laughed. Tomorrow an open grave waits, The last chapter and paragraph, The final dream that captivates… …And that will be my biggest laugh… © P. J. Oszmann (2004) © Illustration created in Publisher & Photoshop (2004)

Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner

Reviewed on April 1, 2005

Peter,

God's gonna get you for that. :) But laughter is healing to the body and soul--so keep writing, keep laughing!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :)

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on March 31, 2005

There is irony in your verses but the laughter should see you through, Peter. Love and peace. Regis

Reviewed by Andre Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed on March 28, 2005

This "Laughing to the grave" echoes the rhythm of its lines of poetic excellence.

I have enjoyed the reading of this creation, Poet.

Thank You.

Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU

Reviewed by jude forese

Reviewed on March 27, 2005

to laugh at death shows your will to surivive ...

Reviewed by Tracey L. O' Very (Reader)

Reviewed on March 26, 2005

Excellent true poem of life. To laugh is the best medicine there is.
Thank You So Much Peter.
Tracey xooxxo

Reviewed by Mitzi Jackson

enjoyed thismuch
"split my side and laughed and laughed and laughed"

sound good and wise and right to me
thanks for the share
very well done!!!!
open up hahahaha feels good

Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado

Reviewed on March 25, 2005

excellent write, peter; very well done!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in america, karen lynn in texas. :)

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

Reviewed on March 24, 2005

If you can even laugh regards death, life truly is a joke...Ed

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)

haunting write. But keep on laughing :-)

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)

Reminds me of the Monty Python song, as Brian is being crucified.
Live is just a sh1t when you think of it, lifes a laugh and deaths a joke, that's true, so always look on the bright side of life...............

Reviewed by Lori Moore

Love the love/witchcraft idea as well as the final stanza. Very nice indeed.

Reviewed by Sue Hess

my life so far has been a parody of some sort but i haven't figured out the punch line yet. nice poem