Laughter After – (Sound of Silence)

like a lilac in spring bloom

a shining kindly afternoon

a sudden wind across still water

waked a love forever after

full of laughter and the dying much too soon

a vile boon

blessed by laughter love and grief

like a rainbow briefly shines

one moment of embrace sublime

sudden senseless immolation

sudden-ended congregation

scattered-rubble devastation like a crime

after time

blessed by laughter love and grief