Smile

There’s no reason to frown.
No reason to take a sunny day and bring it down.
There’s just too much that a gift of a day can bring.
God’s given you today, he’s given you everything.

Every hour is yours to own
the seed has been set the grass has grown.
Play in the field, breathe the fresh air
kick fear to the curb, it doesn’t play fair.
Understand that the trials you face today
are just part of your journey, they help you find your way.

There’s no reason to frown,
it doesn’t help anything or anyone hands down.
It’s just a haze that clouds the sun,
that denies the truth that you and he are one.
One with God as he looks over his daughter and son.

Smile and color the world a better place to be,
give a pleasant face to everyone, especially to me.
Smile and give the world a radiant face
such a small thing to slow down its hectic pace.

Your smile is contagious, you wear it so well.
It lifts your eyes makes them gleam so bright
it causes your cheeks to blush in delight
it puts a bounce in your walk
makes your prose poetic when you talk.

As beautiful as you are, a smile makes you more
a delight to be around, never a bore.
This world can be a dark and lonely place
a smile lights another’s way, always.

Smile for me every day, I know at times it’s hard.
It wasn’t easy from where you came
it isn’t easy when others see life as just a game.
But your smile is a tribute to what and who you are.
Your smile is your grace, your proof that you’ve come so far.

What’s in a smile?
Everything, it bears the soul.
It comes from deep inside,
from a place where it just can’t hide.
It builds your strength and puts you on sacred ground.
​A smile is so much…so much more than a frown turned upside down.