The Laughter in the Sky

The Laugher in the Sky
By F. Ellsworth Lockwood

Will the clouds go dry,
If laughter shakes the sky?
Will sermons cease,
And warriors make peace?

If God should laugh,
If He says, "Ho ho ho,"
Instead of "Woe to Joe,"
What will happen then?

Will his blushing bride,
Take it in stride?
Or will she fall down,
And rent her gown?

If the Prince of Peace
Appears smiling in the clouds,
Will the world rejoice,
Joy fill the crowds?

With no Simon's sword,
To define The Word,
Who will trust the One,
Though he dwarfs the Sun?

Who is this King,
Who dares to fly,
To reverse the curse,
And to say, "Come nigh"?

Indeed, how should we reply,
To One who appears,
As "The Laugher in the Sky"?

(Laughing Little Wolf, February 2006)

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