Magic Smile
No matter how bitter a grudge you brood
Or how deep and vast a sorrow you bear
It only takes a smile to uplift your mood
Time keeps on bringing another vicissitude
Energy will only be wasted in despair
No matter how bitter a grudge you brood
Life meets storms of varied magnitude
The world is never devoid of the unfair
It only takes a smile to uplift your mood
A grin, even forced, allows joy to be renewed
Smiles prevent relations to be spoiled beyond repair
No matter how bitter a grudge you brood
A crescent-shaped mouth with goodwill brewed
Is a bowl holding happiness for you to share
It only takes a smile to uplift your mood
Merry laughter spreads with magic imbued
It propagates to reach people everywhere
No matter how bitter a grudge you brood
It only takes a smile to uplift your mood
By Shih-Fang Wang
From: United States