Step away!
Hold on,
Consider.
Stretch your mind.
Here lies,
Contagion of a different kind.
A smile.
Give me yours,
I‘ll catch it, with pleasure!
But before I take it home,
I’ll pass it, for good measure.
Shared it!
With a friend.
With the grocer and cashier,
They will surely spread it along,
Without fear.
Another,
Please send.
A smile,
Is free to lend.
You will get it back,
Worry not.
In the ways your heart sings,
By the feeling it’s got.
Don’t want to go out?
That’s just fine.
A smile is felt on the phone,
Even online.
Your words smile too,
A reflection of,
The kindness in you.
The ripple effect,
Is a miraculous one.
The many lives you can touch,
Under the sun.
So smile,
Until it makes your eyes crinkle.
Did you know?
Joy wards off many a wrinkle.
Warning:
Infectious laughter may follow.
Did you know?
It’s the best medicine,
To push away sorrow.
Your smile.
It’s contagious.
Use it and see.
Go on,
Feel free!
Try it on me.
Down the road,
Don’t be surprised,
When you hear someone say,
That smile of yours,
It sure made my day!
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But, what if,
A smile is too much to do.
All the more reason,
To fake one or two.
If that seems like an insurmountable task,
Please try the following, it’s all I ask.
The trick is to notice, the big and the small.
The blessings of life, the details in all.
What makes your heart sing?
What memories can you bring?
That favorite happy song,
That special place for which you long.
Journey there in your head for a while,
Oh, do I detect the hint of a smile?
It lights up your face!
Look,
I’m smiling, too.
The healing effect,
Touches me,
Touches you.
It travels and grows.
You feel it down to your toes.
Ah, your smile!
The power it contains,
Battles the blues.
Adding sunshine when it rains,
Antidote to bad news.
Throw me another,
I’ll catch it, I will.
Your smile.
So sweet.
It is.
An act of goodwill.
~ LL
