Did You Hear the One About…

Old jokes tend to comearound again,

Again…

And yet again,

Taking slightly differenttwists and turns

To find familiar ends,

Hoping for a belly laugh,

A smile

Or maybe just a grin,

Told by strangers in acrowd, or

Shared in secret with afriend.

 

All God’s children loveto laugh at

Quips or capers,

         Prank or pun,

Silly little anecdotalmemories

Relayed in fun.

Whether to an audience offifty million,

Or just one,

Lifts a world fromdarkness

With a candy-coated sliceof sun.

Makes a gleeful spiritshout,

“Hey, did you hear theone about…”