I've recently rediscovered
how to laugh-
deep belly sounds
that ache my sides into
little stabs of happy;
searched beneath the worry,
long hours of work
and a dwindling bank account
to find that my smile
crooks at one side,
that eyes really do crinkle
a bit too much
when my lips curl upward.
Given up the stone stare,
looking outward
without ever looking in
to learn the reception
to but a couple
of muscle movements
is more powerful
than all the words I've learned.
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Oh yeah, oh yeah! Bring on the new year!
December 31! Yippee!
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S3 is important because it lets us know where you have come from to get to this smile. (regarding your comment below)
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This is so cute. I just clicked on the Return the Favor and this is what popped up. So cute!
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Thank you.
I rarely hear cute. 
I'm not sure about the third stanza, though. I don't know if it fits. -
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Well, in my humble opinion, I think it fits. The name of the poem is 'Finding a Smile'... If you can find it by looking inward, so be it. It's the first stanza that I think is so friggin' cute!
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well I guess thats 31 poems for the month of december.
I liked this, unusually upbeat, and happy. Smiling is a great thing to write about...as in poetry it seems like there is no smiling, iunno,
Nice job and I was wondering, are you going to try the whole one poem for everyday thing again?
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Thank you...
and LOL Nope. No more one a day poems. nope, nope, nope!
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brilliant!
You are so amazing....
Happy New Year!
I wish you would write a poem everyday for the year. It would be Heaven
Lynda
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"Given up the stone stare,
looking outward
without ever looking in"
Sighhh...I'm glad to read these wondrous words, Meli-girl...Your smile is contagious, Sweetie...& God knows, we have wayyyyyyyyy too many angst~ridden Poets 'round here as it is...& damned if I haven't been one of 'em lately. So much for Pollyanna's cousin...She done crossed the road into sorrow's pastures...Tsk tsk 
Happy tidings for the new year for you & yours, my Friend...Keep them joyful feet tappin' a happy tune, Lady...
Wanda
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LOL I think we are all allowed to be emo every once in a while. I sure have, enough for a lifetime (and I'm sure there will be more to come ).
A Happy New Year to you, also!
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yes, yes, yes!
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Divine... Happy New Year...
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Happy New Year!
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may happy keep stabbing!
is better than
agreed!
i love the optimism
elaine
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LOL Thank you.
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lol, haha, i can see you putting your calender through a paper shredder and then starting a bon-fire...
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amazing
There is such rich, full language here, a profound sense of depth that reaches into the soul and grabs hold...I love the phrase "little stabs of happy" and will treasure the image it creates within my mind. This is so profound in its simplicity as well; the smile is so powerful - reaching beyond all languages. Blessings and best wishes have a wonderful new year. ~richard
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I love your avatar. Everytime I scroll down through my comments, I have to stop and watch the butterfly.
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Thank you.
and a happy new years to you, also.
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Great title!
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Thank you.
LOL I've hardly ever heard 'great title' in response to something I've come up with. That's a nice change.
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Also more powerful than any picture you can paint - the poem. Like the way the smile brings us into the stream of life - flowing inwards and outwards - this is brought out - also great in terms of a winter poem if the old man would freeze up already.
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