The Laugh Rings Far.

The Laugh Rings Far.
537.2

If you would be heard at all, my lad
Keep a laugh in your heart and throat:
For those who are deaf to accents sad
Are alert to the cheerful note.
Keep hold of the cord of laughter’s hell.
Keep aloof from the moans that mar:
The sound of a sigh don’t carry well,
But the liit of a laugh rings far.
-S. W. Gillan.