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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MUSIC OF LAUGHTER, by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: She had that charming laugh which, like a song
Last Line: The depth and truth of earnest tenderness.
Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia
Subject(s): Laughter
First Line: She had that charming laugh which, like a song
Last Line: The depth and truth of earnest tenderness.
Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia
Subject(s): Laughter
SHE had that charming laugh which, like a song,
The song of a spring-bird, wakes suddenly
When we least look for it. It lingered long
Upon the ear, one of the sweet things we
Treasure unconsciously. As steals along
A stream in sunshine, stole its melody,
As musical as it was light and wild,
The buoyant spirit of some fairy child;
Yet mingled with soft sighs, that might express
The depth and truth of earnest tenderness.
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