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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE END OF LAUGHTER, by RICHARD THOMAS LE GALLIENNE Poet's Biography
First Line: O never laugh again!
Last Line: Ours but to pray.
Subject(s): Grief; Laughter; Sorrow; Sadness
First Line: O never laugh again!
Last Line: Ours but to pray.
Subject(s): Grief; Laughter; Sorrow; Sadness
O NEVER laugh again!
Laughter is dead,
Deep hiding in her grave,
A sacred thing.
O never laugh again,
Never take hands and run
Through the wild streets,
Or sing,
Glad in the sun:
For she, the immortal sweetness of all sweets,
Took laughter with her
When she went away
With sleep.
O never laugh again!
Ours but to weep,
Ours but to pray.
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