The luscious fields of summer left our thoughts revealed, and so we guessed anew. After all, we heard the rushing feel of something else, And what's to be, and what, ourselves, we do Laughing at the world There'll be times you'll all but feel outnumbered There belies all the truth you'll ever tell How we wish for all the complicated things All license, fake poetic themes You take the torch, glow the match, hold it to your feet The poppy seeds have all been hatched The wonder wields a small attraction to The actors and the girls The mordant freeze of winter's back Inordinate deeds, they somewhat lack for you Laughing at the world There were times we all felt torn asunder There were lives where we only lived to tell How we wished for all the somnolence it brings All life is "take what you can see" You make the mold, hold the cast, forge it as you please The autumn tides in sudden ebb No honey guides, no muddled webs in view The chamomile is swirled The southern lights no longer lit No money buys the love that waits for you Laughing at the world