Poems

Chapter 39: LAUGH ON.

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A compact collection of short lyrics and occasional longer pieces that pair devotional reflection with sentimental and patriotic themes. Poems move between nature scenes, seascapes, and seasonal detail to explore faith, hope, duty, and the consolations of memory. Language tends toward clear, hymnlike phrasing and moral admonition, with moments of celebratory exhortation and public commemoration interspersed among intimate domestic and pastoral sketches.

LAUGH ON.

Laugh on! happy heart,

For the sunshine part

Is sweetest to play;

It works in a way,

The acme of art.

With a merry start

Let it onward dart;

Through the night, the day,

Laugh on.

In the busy mart,

The worry and smart;

Of living be gay

And banish dismay;

Laugh on! happy heart,

Laugh on.