Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LAUGHING BONES, by ALICE CARTER COOK


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LAUGHING BONES, by                    
First Line: I am so well - I am so well / that all my bones
Last Line: Will my bones still be laughing?
Subject(s): Laughter


I am so well -- I am so well
That all my bones are laughing.
My cheeks are red; my eyes are bright;
I jump and run with all my might;
I play all day and sleep all night
And all my bones are laughing.

Like sword from sheath I spring from bed
And all my bones are laughing.
There are so many birds that sing;
There are so many flowers of spring;
There's such a lot of everything
That all my bones are laughing.

I am so well -- I am so well
That all my bones are laughing.
A robin calls me from a tree;
My collie races round with me;
A funny bee is bumbling me,
That's why my bones are laughing.

If I should sometime grow quite old
Would my bones still be laughing?
My daddy's old -- He's twenty-five.
He can do everything -- and drive --
When I'm that old, if I'm alive
Will my bones still be laughing?





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