Post Mortem Conspectu
death
lyric poem
dreamlike
A brown, fat babe sitting in the lotus, And you were glad and laughing With a laughter not of this world. It is good to splash in the water And laughter is the end of all things.
Post Mortem Conspectu - meaning Summary
Joy Beyond the World
Pound’s brief lyric depicts a scene of pure, almost mystical joy: a brown, plump child seated like a lotus, whose laughter feels “not of this world.” Playful images—splashing water, laughing—link bodily delight to a larger, transcendent release. The closing assertion, presented as a solemn paradox, frames such laughter as a finalizing force, suggesting that innocent mirth dissolves ordinary cares and offers a consolatory, spiritual resolution.
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