The Laughter Of Women Poem by Lisel Mueller
The Laughter Of Women
The laughter of women sets fire
to the Halls of Injustice
and the false evidence burns
to a beautiful white lightness
It rattles the Chambers of Congress
and forces the windows wide open
so the fatuous speeches can fly out
The laughter of women wipes the mist
from the spectacles of the old;
it infects them with a happy flu
and they laugh as if they were young again
Prisoners held in underground cells
imagine that they see daylight
when they remember the laughter of women
It runs across water that divides,
and reconciles two unfriendly shores
like flares that signal the news to each other
What a language it is, the laughter of women,
high-flying and subversive.
Long before law and scripture
we heard the laughter, we understood freedom.
he laughter of women, high-flying and subversive. Long before law and scripture we heard the laughter, we understood freedom. laughter of women.. symbolic. tony
Excellent poem, I see a political satire in it, Nicely written.
Laughter of a woman is so powerful that it joins everything.
Ha! These verses know how to get a reader to grin and guffaw and they paint an awesome picture of life- - - ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The laughter of women wipes the mist from the spectacles of the old; it infects them with a happy flu and they laugh as if they were young again
Prisoners held in underground cells imagine that they see daylight when they remember the laughter of women Those three lines are so perfect. The man I care for loves my laugh more than anything, he laughs when he hears me laugh and always says, Oh my I love your laugh. Laughter is an aphrodisiac and as you state so well here, also a cure for so many things. Well done! Trish- I also really like this line: wipes the mist from the spectacles of the old.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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An interesting piece although not one of my favorites so far.