Of Tears and Laughter

Of Tears And Laughter

When I am old, or putting it another way,
a good deal older than I am today,
grant me the gift of tears and laughter.

How easily can one become the other;
she the sister, he the brother;
together they become a moment shared,
of love and loss.

Together may they heal my sorrows.
God grant me both, when I am old, tomorrow.