A couple minutes later,
Once the joke had passed,
They'd both be laughing still—
Making the comedy last.
Sometimes they hadn't heard it
Or didn't comprehend,
But missing punchlines didn't
Bring their laughter to an end. 
No matter what the reason,
No matter what the source—
If we laughed, it was approval
For them to laugh, of course.
And in that golden moment —
As amusement turned to glee—
We'd find we all were laughing
With infectious hilarity.
© 2024 Teresa Miles Kephart
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