Eclipse Of Laughter Poem by Uche Nwanze

The beauty of their laughter
The purity of their smile
The innocence of their giggles
A bundle of joy, a thing to behold
Makes our hearts melt with gladness
In ecstasy we greet their arrival
Countless nights we prayed
A prayer answered
A miracle from the oracle
A wish come true
A desire fulfilled
The glow in their eyes
The joy watching their wobbling first steps
The pride listening as they babel their first words
Moons passed where we waited for the harvest
The sweet pain she felt as she brought them forth to this terrestrial
The mad joy we felt
Now the cold hands of death stolen from us
Darkness has swallowed our sun