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bry7josh asked in HealthMental Health · 2 decades ago

POEM ?? Thank you friends!?

CLOAK OF LAUGHTER

I WEAR A CLOAK OF LAUGHTER

LEST ANYONE SHOULD SEE

MY DRESS OF SORROW UNDERNEATH

AND STOP TO PITY ME

I WEAR A CLOAK OF LAUGHTER

LEST ANYONE SHOULD GUESS

THAT WHAT IS HID BENEATH IT

IS LESS THAN HAPPINESS

BUT, AH, WHAT DOES IT MATTER

TO YOU WHO ARE SO WISE?

MY CLOAK FALLS TATTERED AT MY FEET

BEFORE YOUR TENDER EYES.

FOR CLOAKS TO COVER SORROW

ARE MEANT FOR STRANGER FOLK

ONE CANNOT HIDE AWAY FROM FRIENDS

BENEATH A LAUGHING CLOAK

OH, FUTILE CLOAK OF LAUGHTER,

HOW FRAIL YOU ARE AND THIN!

LOVE LOOKS THROUGH YOU SO EASILY

AND SEES THE GRIEF WITHIN.

WRITTEN BY ABIGAIL CRESSON

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  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago
    Favorite Answer

    I like... do you mind if i add that to my website.... with our name on it of course

  • 2 decades ago

    Smile, though your heart is aching

    Smile, even though it's breaking

    When there are clouds in the sky

    You'll get by...

    If you smile

    With your fear and sorrow

    Smile and maybe tomorrow

    You'll find that life is still worthwhile if you'll just...

    Light up your face with gladness

    Hide every trace of sadness

    Although a tear may be ever so near

    That's the time you must keep on trying

    Smile, what's the use of crying

    You'll find that life is still worthwhile

    If you'll just...

    Smile, though your heart is aching

    Smile, even though it's breaking

    When there are clouds in the sky

    You'll get by...

    If you smile

    Through your fear and sorrow

    Smile and maybe tomorrow

    You'll find that life is still worthwhile

    If you'll just Smile...

    That's the time you must keep on trying

    Smile, what's the use of crying

    You'll find that life is still worthwhile

    If you'll just Smile

  • JStrat
    Lv 6
    2 decades ago

    Not bad, Abigail.

    You may want to not reproduce it in all capital letters, however. Also, the meter is regular in some places and not in others. It needs to be more consistent. It seems to want to be alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter. Give that a try and see what you think.

    This is also a bit generalized. I tend to prefer poetry grounded in concrete details. However, overall, this is a nice piece. :)

  • 2 decades ago

    I don't understand this, the question, I mean.

    Quite well-written poem, good job if it is written by you. Nice use of rhyme & interesting persona. But the caps definitely take away from the poem.

  • 2 decades ago

    omg that was beautiful. to be able to express yourself is something that most people don't have the ability to do, i think you should send it in.. DONT CHANGE A THING

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooook then

  • 2 decades ago

    That is a great poem. So true..

  • silvs
    Lv 5
    2 decades ago

    *thumbs up*

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