Writing
Laughter Means You’re Alive
By 826NYC students
This collaborative poem explores the many sides and senses of laughter.
Level
Grades 6–8
Type
Poetry
Laughter is a reminder
Of true happiness
Laughter moves like the rain
It sounds like popcorn
It wears a clown costume
And a carrot nose
Laughter is the feeling that
Can pick you up
On your darkest days
It is happiness
Laughter can be light or dark
It teaches you to let go and feel
Laughter feels like a bear hug
It smells like peaches
Laughter means you’re alive
And it lives in everyone