A Smile

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Smiling isinfectious
You catch it like theflu

When someone smiled at
Me today, I startedsmiling too

I passed around
The corner, and someonesaw my grin

When he smiled I
Realized, I'd passed iton to him

I thought about
that smile, then Irealized its worth,

A single smile, just like
Mine,could travel around the earth.

So, if you feel asmile
Begin, don't leave it undetected -

Let's startan epidemic
Quick and get the world infected!

This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.

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AmnyR said...
Sept. 12, 2009 at 7:29 am:

your poem was great, maybe you should proof read, some parts were kinda confusing. a smile is worth more than anything to the reciever, and costs nothing of the giver. :)

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muffydog said...
Sept. 12, 2009 at 1:48 am:

In my yonger life my mom always told to be nice to adults mand mind my maners and give pepole a smile today even if you dont know them, i have done this all my life because thats the way i was brought up, at 66 yrs old now and still working part time i have a gold every to make ten pepole smile every day and i always surpass that, and when i see prpole older then i, some kind of dress up to go get food at the store i always make it a special day for them by telling them i just love there hair or... (more »)