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'Silly' Me

“Life is too short to be serious all the time. So, if you can’t laugh at yourself, call me and I’ll laugh at you.” - Anonymous

Silliness is not a curse, it's a blessing if you care to know.
     To be serious and smug is what all fake people like to show.

To be light-hearted and silly billy is not a sin, blunder.
     Seriousness is malady best killed before life's asunder.

Silliness helps you break the ice and lightens life's many burdens
     Prudish approach inevitably makes you miss all the guerdons

Life itself throws silliest of problems have you ever noticed.
     In love matters, you've no idea even the remotest
     
And if you take silly matters seriously life becomes hell.
     It's from certain foolish experiences I can simply tell.

When serious becomes silly, and silly becomes serious,
     You're inviting troubles in your life and it becomes tedious.

Experience says silly behaviour can be rewarding too.
     If it's not overdone, beyond measure, and you are truly you.

I've heard humour and silliness are natural, free, stress-busters.
     Laconic, but timely silly jokes can be happy life's thrusters.

So, do not underestimate what appears a silly half-wit.
     Despite appearance, he's the happiest soul you care to admit.

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Hilda Greenhough March 12, 2024 at 2:58 PM This is a happy poem. Silliness does have its place. Good jokes are good ice breakers, too. MB Farookh March 12, 2024 at 3:58 PM Thank you, Hilda, for your appreciation. Much obliged. God bless.

Ink Empress March 11, 2024 at 4:10 AM Dear MB Farookh, your quote made me smile hah. Good one. “ So, do not underestimate what appears a silly half-wit. Despite appearance, he's the happiest soul you care to admit.” well said too. And i agree with you, in a world that is so chaotic, one can only survive and make it through with smiles and wittiness, and never should one underestimate the ones that joke around, they are the most compassionate and intelligent too: pleasure reading your work: sending you light MB Farookh March 11, 2024 at 7:43 AM Thank you, Empress, for gracing my 'silliness' with your wonderful compliment. Sending many blessings your way.