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A Good Sense Of Humour Blunts The Sharp Blades Of Reality

Written: July 28, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Natasha L Scragg Quote: "Be full of sorrow, that you may become a hill of joy; weep, that you may break into laughter. The core of the seen and unseen universe smiles, but remember, smiles come best from those who weep." By Rumi ***************** When dyspnea clutches akin to a windless room, and sorrow presses heavily— not merely on the chest, but deep within the scaffold of thoughts— humor, once a fleeting spark, ignites as flint striking steel, a miraculous glimmer emerges amidst the thick fog. In this existence pain is not scarce, but laughter— a lodestone, crafted from flapdoodle tales. and Falstaffian bravado— serves as a balm, not just a distraction, but nepenthe: a sacred numbness with edges that still remember. My life—a palimpsest, inscribed in soot and raw chances— finds footnotes in folly, each chuckle is a testament to courage. I, the steward of fractured hours, have traded tears for joy, and emerged from despair, not through denial, but through the iconoclast’s grin— a fissure in the facade that adumbrates hope. Time becomes horology without hands. When humor wanes— a sockdolager silence where even the apiary hums with mockery I feel a sense of nostalgia. I have been that yokel stone-faced in the storm, my mirth marooned, my jokes are stifled—lost in illeism, I refer to myself. as if I were no longer mine. But even scantling joy can host a grand feast: a pun, a parody, a nefarious, mischievous chuckle at the universe’s absurdity. Among my peers, We wear humor akin to armor— not to conceal, but to celebrate. To declare, we acknowledge the weight, and we bear it, with smiles so sharp, they slice clean, through gargantuan calamity.

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Date: 7/28/2025 1:44:00 PM

Great job with the theme. I would guess a winner
Date: 7/28/2025 1:32:00 PM

WOW!!! Another amazing write you have here. Humour makes the world go world. I enjoyed reading this one. "Good Luck" I also did this contest. Have a wonderful/blessed day writing away.............
Date: 7/28/2025 10:07:00 AM

Great poem. GL in contest.
Date: 7/28/2025 9:22:00 AM

SP, it’s a real honor to read this poem. The power of humor can never be underestimated! The true satirists will never be silenced. As you point out, life is full of difficulties, but being able to focus on our inner smile and find it when needed helps a great deal. I hope everyone can appreciate the value of what you speak! BTW, great video. Full of smiling emotion!!

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