Laughing Through Tears — Writing Challenge

Humorous-Emotional Poem Challenge

Douglas Lim
2 min readMar 4, 2023
A young lady is laughing and crying.
Photo by Darius Bashar on Unsplash

Again, I struggled to find a little writing inspiration when I came across Ray Day’s poetry challenge, and he asked me to participate when I commented on his article.

And I admit these challenges do help when I am in one of those writing funks.

Ray Day’s Challenge Comments

I challenge you to create a humorous-emotional piece of writing that strikes the perfect balance between humor and emotion, taking your readers on a journey that will make them both laugh and feel deeply. Let your creativity run wild and see where it takes you!

Thank you for sharing this challenge with us, Ray!

All right! Let me plunge right in with this.

Betsy was
bleeding vital
fluids all
over the floor.
She was not
doing well,
for sure.

I rushed her in
for a checkup and
prayed she was
not suffering too much.
She is not a
young filly anymore.

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Douglas Lim

Writer of faith, inspiration, poetry, and spirituality, a self-proclaimed therapist & philosopher. "Light tomorrow with today." —Elizabeth Barrett Browning