Daily Archives: May 11, 2013

always have a smile

Posted on May 11, 2013 by ivonprefontaine

This is a beautiful poem that will help me remember that a smile lifts a weight from my shoulders and it might help someone else be unburdened. It is free and priceless, a smile.

Realm of Empress Musie

always have a smile on your lips
even if your burdened heart
wont allow you to laugh
you can never tell
when sorrows will overpower you
and you will ache
for those moments when you had
the chance to smile.

always try to love
everything around you
if not one to one
then universally
for you never know
when darkness will come sneaking
and choke your lights for some time
or more
and you will ache for
a loving, caring heart
that beats in your body!

Sharmishtha basu

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Dirty Face

Posted on May 11, 2013 by ivonprefontaine

I was professionally developed today. I am tired and struggled to find a poem that I wanted to write or post. I perused my library and found this Shel Silverstein poem. I wonder if I had shown up with a dirty face if I could have answered with such wonderful words? And, when I got to the last line, would someone scold me? Oh, do I need to find out? Is it just that teachers just want to have fun?

Where did you get such a dirty face,

My darling dirty-faced child?

I got it from crawling along in the dirt

And biting two buttons off Jeremy’s shirt.

I got it from chewing the roots of a rose

And digging for clams in the yard with my nose.

I got it from peeking into a dark cave

And painting myself like a Navajo brave.

I got it from playing with coal in the bin

And signing my name in cement with my chin.

I got if from rolling around on the rug

And giving the horrible dog a big hug.