This year in June, I had a short email conversation with my friend Ram. Something moved me deeply and I went into uncontrollable laughter and out popped a little poem. I hope you enjoy reading it.

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Tonight – I just want to laugh to bed.

Tonight – I just want to feel the reverberation of my smile.

Tonight – I just want to feel the joy of living.

Just for tonight – I want to say hi.

Because tonight – I am joy.

In my belly is joy.

In my heart is love.

In my hands are two gratitudes.

One for my God and one for me.

I laugh because I separated the two.

Just for tonight – I will laugh to bed.

It doesn’t stop this multitude of laughter,

It comes like a torrent I feel familiar with,

It washes away everything of me and my,

this beautiful laughter makes me smile.

In my belly is laughter.

In my space is laughter.

I only feel this bliss tonight.

You may find it funny,

Or you may find it strange.

But every time I read,

That the questions have gone

And the answers are there

My belly just smiles, it smiles, it smiles/

Please come and share my laughter,

I have loads and loads of it to give away.

I have been hiding it and pretending to be civilized.

And this pretense makes me laugh and laugh,

Even more than I smile.

I pretend to have manners,

I pretend to talk civilized,

I pretend I even can speak,

What a wonder am I.

When what I am really,

Is just a bundle who is high.

Laughter, laughter, laughter.

Please tickle me every night.

- Dennis Taraporewala (June, 2010)