That Infectious Zest

Her laughter spiced any silence,

from her heart sprinkled such zest seasoning

even when life was stale and stagnant

she spoke a carnival of words in humor

a spell that gave any somber mood a fire.

 

It spread with intoxicating power

through everyone she met,

they never could remain sad or sullen

once her spirit gave their flames,

made so amazing for one bedridden in an old folk’s home.