Anyone know the poem about Stages of Friendship? Last line is how the 2 of you laugh before the joke is told.?

Question

It is called The Stages of Friendship. I think there were 5 or 6 listed. It is by a famous poet, who's first initial is J.(last name escapes me). He has several published books. I have done several searches but can't find this particular poem. Now I can't remember his last name! (I have CRS disease) He writes about how in the first stages of friendship you are polite with each other, then in the next stages you progress to familiarity, etc. until you each laugh at each other's jokes before the words can be spoken.

Answer 1

hilarious and mind-boggling!