I want to say you laugh
Like bells ringing in a fall breeze
A reminder of joy ahead
Warm as a cider agains the cold
I want to say you laugh
Like a hummingbird at a flower
Quick and cute and bright
Fluttering laughter that spreads beauty
I want to say you laugh
Like Mona Lisa smiles
Soft and secretive at a joke
That you’re dying to share
But I can’t
Because your laughter is all of those
And more
So much more
I can only say you laugh
Like the woman I love
And my heart trembles
Every time.