A smile is an amazing thing,
for, when you’re sad and blue,
You won’t believe what wearing one
accomplishes for you;
Most people grow more cheery when
they see you with a grin –
And while a frown will shut you out,
a smile will let you in!
Of course, there are some folk, to whom
a smiling face you show,
Who’ll wonder what on earth it is
you know that they don’t know,
And in their consternation is
a source of some delight –
They speculate that they’ve got wrong
a thing you’re doing right!
So when life kicks you in a place
you wish that it had not,
Just see the humour in it,
and it won’t faze you a lot;
For tragedy and comedy
two close companions are –
But friendship with the latter
is a better bet by far!
Good poem. If you can’t laugh what can you do. I’ll try and remember to smile from time to time.
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I suppose I better smile now! 🙂
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Great idea! 😀
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Now you’ve made me smile too, Col! This poem is an excellent ‘pick-me-up’ first thing in the morning – thank you!
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Delighted if it delighted anyone!
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A wonderfully inspirational poem, Col. It’s reminded me of that old Nat King Cole song, “Smile when your heart is aching. Smile even though it’s breaking. When there are clouds in the sky, you’ll get by……” I really love McGregor’s smile. 🙂
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You know this better than most right now, Col. Great poem.
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Thanks for that.
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Col, we’re both smiling now, Granny and me 🙂 Pawkisses for a Smiling Weekend 🙂
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Goody! Can you do a smile like Mac?
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cute and funny… btw, I’m a catlover- à la vie, à la mort… 🙂
“Un sourire est souvent essentiel. On est payé par un sourire. On est récompensé par un sourire…” – “A smile is often essential. We are paid by a smile. We are rewarded with a smile…”(Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
http://myvirtualplayground.wordpress.com/2013/11/02/un-sourire-est-souvent-essentiel-have-a-smiling-day/
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My motto: Keep smiling. It makes people wonder what you’ve been up to.
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hehehe! Now who can’t smile when they see a cute face and a cheery poem like this? Thanks for the smile Col. 😀
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This one must rank on the top ten. 🙂
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Love this, Col! One of my favorites from you . . . EVER!
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😉 http://www.savagechickens.com/2014/06/unfriendly.html
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That says it all!
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People are quite smiley here in Yorkshire, everyone has their moments but generally more smiley than not 🙂
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I think they are a spot better than the ones in Wales, who tend to frown at one a lot.
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🙂 I’ll ask my brother he lives near the border
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Oh what a lovely poem. A smile will make someone else smile or make them feel special.
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Or, in some cases, make them exremely worried!
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There is a saying…laugh and the world laughs with you…cry, and you cry alone.
My face looks much nicer wheni smile, so I smile a lot…..
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Very few people look better scowling than smiling. A few do smile like hungry sharks, of course.
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I am all for smiles, after all they are no good until you give them away!
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The great thing is that one often gets them back with instant interest instead of having to wait for a month or a year!
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A thousand and one tunes (well, a couple at least) are zapping around my brain after a sight of these lyrics. And you?
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Even without trying to invent one, ‘Auld aquaintance’ comes to mind!
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Of course!
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Absolutely – confuses the living dingeses out of people, and makes me feel good 🙂
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It is a no-lose situation. The ones who greet the smile with suspicious alarm are highly amusing, and the others who respond with one of their own give a nice warm feeling.
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Always carry that enigmatic smile. It makes people wonder wonder what you have have been up to!
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Snap!
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A lovely positive attitude, and one I try to live by.
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Wishing you and your family lots of smiles and peace, dear Col.
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Thanks, Hope. We need them.
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Yes!
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You’re smiling, right?
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There’s a lot of truth to your poem!! Nice!!
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Would I tell a lie? 🙂
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