Pete's Songs in a Bottle 

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Love and Laughter

life was a listless thing
a bell that had lost its ring
then unbelievably
it seems the impossible happened to me

skies of blue were dull and dreary
starlight made me worn and weary
moonlight merely merited the humdrum
my whole world was tinged with tedium
I would rate it less than medium
nothing had a sparkle or a spark

rainbow-stripes were lacking colour
just like drying paint but duller
birds of paradise were black and whiteness
all my thoughts were grey and gormless
every shape was flat and formless
nothing there was pleasing to the eye

rosy red vermilion dawnings
icicles on frosty mornings
failed to make my heart evince a sigh
life just seemed not of my choosing
unattractive, unamusing
absolutely nothing in this world seemed right to me
but then you kissed me, and ever after
my life's been blessed with the joy of love and laughter

my dislike of all things comic
measured something astronomic
not one single thing could set me smiling
jokes were all unentertaining
merely led to me migraining
even hearing politicians' lies

what for others seemed to be mirth
didn't seem to me to be worth
summoning a grin far less a guffaw
it was extraordinary
to see other folk make merry
who knew what the fuss was all about ?

everything was testing, trying
totally unsatisfying
couldn't see the funny side of life
jokes that killed and slayed and floored'em
left me with unbridled boredom
what they saw in them was just a mystery to me
but then you kissed me, and ever after
my life's been blessed with the joy of love and laughter

flowers blooming were appalling
tiresome and unenthralling
obdurately giving me no pleasure
mighty and majestic mountains
river flows and gushing fountains
everything that's beautiful in life just passed me by
but then you kissed me, and ever after
my heart's been blessed with the joy of love and laughter

oh yes, you kissed me, and ever after
my life's been blessed with the joy of love and laughter

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