-Smiles-

Smiles

You know,

I used to get them, a lot.

Smiles I mean.

In high school,

They were easy to come by.

The pretty girls

Would always smile.

I knew a lot of them,

pretty girls.

Same old 'nice guy' story

They all knew me,

they all liked me.

But of course only as a friend.

Though I think,

I was okay with it.

At least I got the smiles.

Now those are not so easy to come by.

Smiles

True, honest, touch the soul

smiles.

"I hope you are smiling"

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No notes today, I hope you have someone in your life who makes you smile!

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Ani Grace
November 13
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Well, have another...it's on me!
Well done.
light to a dreamer
October 10

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That is a sad feeling for anyone. I wish you lots of SMILES and a great day. I was told once that you have to tell your feelings as they come to you and if you don't say it then you never will. I wish you smiles and hope. Wonderful poem with much meaning.
Lencio Rodrigues
September 17

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So true... there are times in our life that everyone is around us, prime time as I would love to call it, and there are those days when they all leave us to ourselves and not a friendly face in sight, not a smile to pass by. I liked the ending especially, there are many who fake a smile, and it is rare to find someone genuinely smiling at you, that really touches your soul, so true, so true...

thanks for sharing

Smile indeed is the best thing about life.

Love and light
Lencio
luckhole
August 19

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smile worthy
dude i totally get this, smiles were so much easier to give in high school (mostly cause i went to school high) but seriously, you get older and smiles get harder to come by, both to give and to get. gradually, all of a sudden, you need a reason to smile or to make a person smile and it's not the same, it's tainted, forced, fake, no longer effortless, joyful, pure.
but then, i have the benefit of having kids, and seeing, reveling in, those oh-so-true perfect smiles again. oh how i love their crooked too-big front teeth, their wide oh-my-god eyes, their pinchable pink cheeks....
how lucky i am
i don't have to resort to remembering what a "touch the soul smile" looks like, i gest to see it everyday.
Flowergirl
April 3

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very nice and happy piece of work i love it and it made me smile for sure keep up the great work.....
PurpleLogic
April 1
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aww, i love this poem its amazing!

x
silverscent
April 1

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This is very cute. It's an easy read piece that does warm the soul. It made me smile. Thanks for sharing.

ps here's another little dude who smiles...
a59teeth
March 24

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short but strong
i really enjoyed this. i like that it was short and yet had quite a bit to say. how true that 'true, honest, touch the soul smiles' are very hard to come by. hope that you've encountered some today. thanks for this nice piece!
Phallen
March 22
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cute one
Naughtygrlred
March 22
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Yay I like it