There is no better gift ,
than a smile left behind.
Whether you are young or old,
yours or mine .
Some never find it,
some holds back.
Yet a smile given freely,
is like a pat on the back.
We are all strangers,
yet we are all the same.
Looking for life's dangers,
in lifes game.
Yet to find out,
what joy a smile can give.
A blessing to all boys and girls,
as long as we live.
For there is no better gift,
than a smile left behind.
It gives the soul a lift,
and heals a lonesome mind.
I have lived 55 years and find this day,
the teaching I was given helps me today.
Times get tough yet if you hold
your spirit above all else,
nothing can take that smile away
for to help others you help yourself.
Be not sad when times get tough,
know to show love will lift you up.
For this old world tests our faith every day,
and I continue to smile and brighten mine
and all others paths along the way.
Author notes
If you are a carpenter then do what you do best make a deal with your neighbors and help them out for trade
If you are a book keeper then do what you can to help the neighbors get their finances together and a way to see above the pile
If you are a teacher then by all means teach help children that need help and adults as well
If you are a mechanic then surely your neighbors has something they can trade for your services to help get through the hard times today
Whatever your profession is we are all very rich in what we do .Have a neighborhood meeting and see the wealth there before you and wotrk together and in doing so find life can be good if we work as one
A contest entry
- AS THE SPIRIT MOVES by Three Doves.
850 points, ended May 8, 20 entries
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Honorable mention
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Comments
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TRULY THE WAY TO LIVE!!!!!
Your wise words remind me so much of the ways my parents and grandparents lived. They believed in this way so much and did their best to pass it all on to me.
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Thanks for entering and good luck!
Abi
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I love this write. I can't even begin to tell you how much a smile means to me. I think that if everyone learned how to smile, then this world would look a whole lot brighter. Thank you so much for entering my contest.
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Thank you for sharing your heart for you have deeply touched mine. I share with you in your belief of bringing a smile and letting others share. I believe firmly in living in the Spirit of Goodness by the Laws of Love. I immensely enjoyed your poem and thank you for participating in the contest. I only wish more awards could be handed out.
In God's Love
Three Doves
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Ah..what else one can do except to smile if the matter belongs to the sacred joy of this life..you have penned here a great and universal piece friend..well done..
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Nice write! Well worth the work and message. YOU DID GOOD!
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aw my freind a very wonderful write I realy like this its so uplifting throughout good luck in the contest
maralisa
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How very true!!! I know I have seen that smile from time to time, that really picked me up, and gave me a gentle push forward when I did not think I had it in me to continue on for another day. Great job on this one!
Best of luck in this contest!
and love
Nyetta
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