Write Your Life!: Rictameter of the Day: Laughter Joy

Friday, June 6, 2008

Rictameter of the Day: Laughter Joy

Laughter Joy

Laughter.

Unexpected

Tonic, joy, reviver.

We may disagree on what is

Humorous, but we must not give up our

Sense of wonder, never lose our

Natural urge to search for

Funny things, for

Laughter.

4 comments:

Travelin'Oma said...: These are so clever. I read and enjoy them all!; June 6, 2008 at 5:23 PM
seniorwriter said...: Thanks! I enjoy writing them, and I'm glad to discover at least a few readers!; June 6, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Lydia said...: This has a roundabout connection with my day that I think you'll understand. You mentioned a friend's suicide in an earlier comment. A close family friend (87 yr-old male, gone deaf) committed suicide in May. His daughter wrote in graphic detail, but included a truly hysterical observation (she has the gift of comedy). Today I attended the memorial service for my best friend's 19-yr-old nephew who suicided last week. At buffet lunch afterward I conveyed the one-liner given me by the elderly friend's daughter...and my best friend broke into laughter with me. She was still crying, but laughing too.
Your rictameter was perfect for today.; June 7, 2008 at 2:58 AM
seniorwriter said...: No, I've never had a friend commit suicide, but I'm glad my little poem struck a chord.; June 7, 2008 at 5:33 AM

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I live on the thirty-fifth floor of a senior highrise on Chicago's Gold Coast. I retired in 1999 after 40 years in the English Department of Wilbur Wright College, on Chicago's Northwest Side, where I was department chair for 7 years and Wright's Distinguished Service Professor for 1995-96.

In late 2005, I found myself retired, widowed, 73, and depressed, so I set out to find contentment through reflection and writing. My first published book, Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor (2006), is a series of personal essays recounting that quest and some of the experiences that came before it. My second is Seniorwriting: A Brief Guide for Seniors Who Want to Write (2007). My third is poetry, Elder Expectations: My Life in Rictameters (2008). My writing also includes a column for eGenerations.com.

I advocate writing for everyone, and hope to encourage my fellow senior citizens to write. I am a member of the Illinois Woman's Press Association, The Story Circle Network, The Authors Marketing Group, and the Chicago Writers Associaion and a volunteer at the Chicago Cultural Center. Please comment on my posts!

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