When I die, let laughter fill that void.

Forget my foolishness and

in that vacuum, let love flourish.

 

May love and laughter warm you with –

thoughts of good times spent together.

Of troubles overcome,

hazards braved,

anger conquered,

hate banished.

 

Go forward with love but

do not forget to laugh.

For in laughing we defeat meanness

leaving only the good.

The best of each of us.

 

David Garlick, Denver, April, 2001