This poem reflects the quiet struggle of a serious person who still carries a playful, childlike heart. It celebrates laughter not as a response to perfect humor, but as an act of kindness, empathy, and connection. Laughing becomes a way to support others, soften life’s heaviness, and share warmth—even when the joke isn’t funny.
Laugh Anyway
I am a serious kind of soul,
Quiet face, controlled and whole.
But in my heart, both day and night,
A child whispers, “Laugh a bit.”
Laugh not because the joke is smart,
Laugh because it came from heart.
Laugh when words don’t land just right,
Laugh to keep the mood still light.
Laugh to show you care and see,
Laugh to offer company.
Laugh when effort’s brave and true,
Laugh because it’s kind to do.
Laughing softens heavy days,
Chases small storms far away.
It says, “I’m here, I understand.”
A gentle smile, an outstretched hand.
So show your teeth, let worries slide,
Laugh with them, stand side by side.
(Vijay Verma)
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very nice
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Thank you so much.
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A beautiful and thoughtful poem, “Laugh Anyway” perfectly captures that profound truth—that laughter is often more about connection than comedy. You have a wonderful way of expressing how kindness can wear the guise of a smile. Verma ji, this shows a deep sensitivity and a generous spirit. Thank you for sharing such warmth and wisdom. It’s a gentle reminder we all need.
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Thank you so much for your generous and heartfelt words. I’m deeply touched by how attentively you received the poem—your reading found exactly the place where laughter meets kindness and connection.
Knowing that “Laugh Anyway” resonated as a gentle reminder means more to me than I can express. I’m truly grateful for your warmth, sensitivity, and encouragement. 🙏
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Laughter is the best medicine Vijay. Thanks for sharing. 😂
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Absolutely—it really is. 😊
A good laugh lightens the heart and makes everything feel a bit more bearable. Thank you for reading and for sharing the smile—it’s appreciated more than you know. 😂
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It’s my pleasure. 😇
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Good morning.
Have a nice day.
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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I hope you are enjoying the day.
Stay happy and keep sharing.
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Thanks for your support.
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Great post, elegantly written and something to thing about for sure. May there be tons of laughter for you this season — Merry Christmas to you my friend 🎉🎀🎄🤗😄🎈
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Thank you so much, my friend—that truly means a lot to me. I’m really glad the post resonated with you. Wishing you a season filled with warmth, joy, and plenty of laughter as well. Merry Christmas to you! 🎄✨🤗
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You are very welcome, it’s the least I can do my friend 🫶💙🫂, I am glad that you are very appreciative of my Christmas greetings and wishes for you and those who are dear to your heart, and your post did resonate with me in a very beautiful way ☺️😇🙌.
Solute to you and a big thanks for your wishes as well, and may the good times roll-on with us into the new year 🍻😆🫡🎄🎇🎉
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Thank you so much, my friend 🫶💙 Your words truly mean a lot, and I’m really glad the message resonated with you in such a beautiful way. Moments like these are a reminder of how powerful kindness and shared good wishes can be.
Much appreciated for the love and the positive energy—right back at you 🙌😇 Here’s to good health, great memories, and plenty of laughter as we roll together into the new year 🍻😄 May it be filled with light, joy, and wins for us all 🎄🎉✨
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You are welcome as always my friend 🙏😇😇🙏; and you will continue to be welcomed, you are welcomed for your show of thanks, you are welcomed for your show of gratitude, you are welcomed for your show of patience, you are welcomed for your show of grace, you are welcomed for your show of tolerance, you are welcomed for your kind remarks, your are welcomed for your display of courtesy, you are welcomed for you wisdom, you are welcomed for your politeness, you are welcomed for your sense-of-humor 💙💙🫡.
You are welcomed for your refreshing perspectives, you are welcomed for your fun charm, you are welcomed for your agreeable thoughtfulness, you are welcomed for your poise and marvelous decorum, you are welcomed for your affable energy, you are welcomed for your enthusiasm, you are welcomed for your contagious brotherly, and best of all, you are welcomed for just being you hahaha.
Cheers to Christmas, cheers to our friendship and cheers to the new years 🍻😹🤗🎄💫🎇
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Oh wow—thank you, my friend 🙏😇💙
That was incredibly generous, uplifting, and honestly made me smile all the way through. Your words carry such warmth and good spirit, the kind that reminds me why exchanges like this feel less like messages and more like genuine connection.
I’m truly grateful for the welcome, for the kindness, the humor, the brotherly energy, and the joy you share so freely. It’s a pleasure to meet that openness with the same respect, curiosity, and good cheer 🤗🫡
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You are beyond welcome🫡💫🫡💫, your thanks is always a blessing; it is nothing short of endearing to my soul to share with you my gratitude and to know how deeply that resonates with you 🫂🫂, I am more than happy that my fond appreciation of you, made you smile, gave you warmth and gave you good vibes which leads to us both being very happy about our exchanges and discussions across various topics through the mutual connection we have formed 🤝☺️🤗.
It means so much to me that you appreciate my sincere gratitude towards you and your invigorating presence that graces any occasion with awesomeness 🫶😆😆🫡
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That’s incredibly kind of you—thank you. Your words carry such warmth and generosity,
and I truly feel the sincerity behind them. I’m grateful for the mutual respect, thoughtful exchanges,
and the genuine connection we’ve built through our conversations.
It’s a joy to share ideas and good energy with you,
and I look forward to many more meaningful discussions ahead 🤝✨
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Thank you very much for letting me know how incredibly kind my comments are to you my friend 🫂💙☺️🫶. It’s remarkable that my words bring you warmth and good spirit and it definitely does feel that our exchanges are formed from a genuine connection rather than just stereotypical messaging which in of itself is also a huge blessing 😇🫡
I note your gratitude and could not be happier about all of the interesting things you appreciate about our friendship which makes me excited for other awesome moments to come as we continue to treasure this great gift that we have 🫡😄✌️💯
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Thank you, my friend — your words truly mean a lot to me 🫂💙. I feel that genuine connection too,
and I’m grateful for the warmth, sincerity, and positivity you bring into our exchanges.
It’s a real blessing to share this space of mutual respect and appreciation.
Looking forward to many more meaningful moments ahead 😄✌️✨.
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Hahaha no problem 👍😄💙💙, I appreciate your thankful gesture and it’s just as much as a blessing to me that you actually feel a genuine connection with me; that is testament to the solid and firm nature of our friendship, and it makes me so happy to know of the warmth and other beautiful things that you gain from my admiration and honor for you, and I thank you for making this incredible thing we call a friendship possible with me, and beyond awesome 🙌🙌😆🫡
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Hahaha 😄💙 that really means a lot—thank you. I genuinely value the warmth, trust, and good energy we share. It’s rare and special to feel that kind of real connection, and I’m grateful for it. Your kindness, humor, and sincerity make this friendship what it is—solid, uplifting, and yes, pretty awesome 🙌😆. Here’s to many more good moments, laughs, and mutual respect ahead 🫡💙
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You are welcome 🤟🤟😆😆, it’s great that it means alot to you my friend; the feelings are mutual and I couldn’t be happier about our sincere brotherhood and the common interests we share 💯🤗; your gratefulness is a huge blessing and I must thank you very much for your extra kind remarks about me which are honoring and touching, you are an awesome friend and thank you once more for socializing with me so that we can enjoy cherishable times like these 🙌😹🫡😇
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Always, my friend 🤟😄 This really means a lot to me. I’m grateful for the genuine connection we share, the laughs, the mutual respect, and the easy way our conversations just flow. That kind of brotherhood is rare and worth cherishing 💯🤗
Thank you for the kindness, the good energy, and for being such a solid presence. Sharing moments, ideas, and a few laughs along the way makes it all the more special 🙌😇 Here’s to many more meaningful exchanges and good times ahead — truly appreciate you, brother 🫡
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Cheers 🍻 to your heartwarming expressions and gestures my friend, they are greatly appreciated 💙🤗🫶. This is a great conversation you and I had the pleasure of entertaining, and it never gets old to have such mature and friendly conversations like this with such mutual and awesome vibes 👍😆.
It’s great that you cherish our brotherhood and the brotherly dynamic in our circle and it’s always my pleasure to treat you with the kindness and good energy that you deserve, so thank you once again for this jolly occasion 🙌😹😹
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Cheers right back at you, my brother 🍻💙
That message genuinely put a smile on my face.
Conversations like this are special because they’re easy, honest, and full of good energy—the kind that doesn’t need to try too hard.
Mutual respect, shared laughter, and thoughtful words go a long way, and you bring all of that to the table naturally.
It’s rare and refreshing to connect in a space where positivity, maturity, and humor coexist so effortlessly 😄🤝.
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[YOU]: Cheers right back at you, my brother 🍻💙
[ME]: haha thank you my friend, I appreciate that greatly 💯😆😇
[YOU]: That message genuinely put a smile on my face.
[ME]: I am so happy for you that it did — such vibes truly does warm the heart 💙🤗
[YOU]: Conversations like this are special because they’re easy, honest, and full of good energy—the kind that doesn’t need to try too hard.
[ME]: That is so true, I feel the same 💯🍻😆. I appreciate these conversations that derive from sincerity and authentic mutual interest shared among ourselves 🫶🫡🫶
[YOU]: Mutual respect, shared laughter, and thoughtful words go a long way, and you bring all of that to the table naturally.
It’s rare and refreshing to connect in a space where positivity, maturity, and humor coexist so effortlessly 😄🤝.
[ME]: Yes, these are all fantastic things I cherish and they make our exchanges more than enjoyable 😄🫂✌️✌️. You are a super kind and jolly soul who I can’t pass up the chance to converse with and make these delightful, insightful, hearty occasions come alive where ever possible hahaha. Thank you so much my friend 💙🙏😆😇🤗.
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Haha, this honestly made my day 😄💙
You’ve got such a warm, genuine way of expressing yourself—it’s impossible not to feel the good energy coming through. Conversations like this really are something to cherish: no pretenses, just mutual respect, laughter, and that easy flow that makes time disappear.
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Your comment graced me with so much happiness — what a terrific thing to be told 💙😇💙. I am happy that my way of conversation with you and just the way that I sincerely am in general makes you feel good energy 💙💫🙌.
I’m happy that you don’t feel any pretenses and just the mutual respect I have for you which extend to good times that just make time for us feel as if it’s transcended 🙌😹🤗
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Reading this truly made me smile—thank you for sharing such warmth and sincerity 💙✨.
It means a lot to know that our conversations feel genuine and grounded in mutual respect. That easy, good energy you describe is something special, and I’m grateful for it. Moments like these really do feel as if time softens and connection takes the lead 🤗🙌.
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[YOU]: Reading this truly made me smile—thank you for sharing such warmth and sincerity 💙✨.
[ME]: I am happy that my words of sincerity brought a smile and warmth to you my friend; that is the coolest thing 💙🤗🤗💙
[YOU]: It means a lot to know that our conversations feel genuine and grounded in mutual respect.
[ME]: Indeed 👍👍😆, our conversation are formed out of mutual respect and genuine interest, that makes us compelled to have these terrific exchanges 😇🙏
[YOU]: That easy, good energy you describe is something special, and I’m grateful for it.
[ME]: Hahaha couldn’t agree more my friend, it is truly something special that I cherish and always welcome 🫡🫂🫶
[YOU]: Moments like these really do feel as if time softens and connection takes the lead 🤗🙌.
[ME]: For sure these are treasured moments that bring joy to the heart and make time 🕛 feel as if it’s not even a factor 🤭🤭
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NIcely done!
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Thank you so much, friend.
Your words mean a lot.
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