She smiled at a sorrowful stranger,
The smile made him feel better.
He remembered past kindness of a friend,
and wrote him a thank you letter.
The friend was so pleased with the thank-you
that he left a large tip after lunch.
The waitress, surprised by the size of the tip
bet the whole thing on a hunch.
The next day she packed up her winnings
and gave part to a man on the street.
The man on the street was greatful,
for two days he'd had nothing to eat.
After he finished his dinner,
he left for his small dingy room.
(He didn't know at that moment
That he might be facing his doom!)
On the way he picked up a shivering puppy
And took him home to get warm.
The puppy was very greatful
to be in out of the storm.
That night the house caught fire.
The puppy barked the alarm.
He barked till he woke the whole household
and saved everybody from harm.
One of the boys that he rescued
Grew up to be president.
All this because of a simple smile
that hadn't cost a cent.
A contest entry
- Tell us the story (In rhyme) by cricketjeff.
3500 points, ended March 28, 67 entries
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What did you think
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If anyone reads this and doesn't smile, they are dead!
A wonderful entry that adds to the standard of probably our highest standard contest to date.
Thank-you very much for entering and helping make our job close to impossible!!!
Jeff and Sue
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i have always beleived in the power of the smile an dthis poem is a great example of how one tiny moment of kindness can make a whole lot of diference to many. thank you for entering and good luck in the contest with this lovely write
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This i do so like. Guess a little bit of sunshine spread around can produce wonderful things
Well rhymed Flows fairly well all in all a wonderful read
Good luck in the contest
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