Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SECRET LAUGHTER, by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY


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First Line: There is a secret laughter
Last Line: By god, I have a son!
Alternate Author Name(s): Hall, Galway
Subject(s): Birth; Happiness; Sons; Child Birth; Midwifery; Joy; Delight


"I had a secret laughter."
-- Walter de la Mare.

THERE is a secret laughter
That often comes to me,
And though I go about my work
As humble as can be,
There is no prince or prelate
I envy -- no, not one.
No evil can befall me --
By God, I have a son!





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