A Joke is a Very Serious Thing

Laughter rings like a bell

Resounding loudly in the night

The solemn evening, cold as hell

Illuminated by moonlight

In the distance

Hark the ringing

Abject persistence

Ecstatic singing

Of all the gurus, saints and shamans

Of all the yogis, swamis and brahmans

None can match the soulful might

Of the joker and his sweet delight