My mother wrote a poem 70 years ago, and sold it (and all rights) for a dollar. Now, it shows up in poetry books everywhere, as written by "anonymous".
TRY SMILING - by yorkie's mom, Anonymous
When the weather suits you not,
Try smiling.
When your coffee isn't hot,
Try Smiling.
When your neighbors don't do right,
Or your relatives all fight,
Sure 'tis hard, but then you might
Try smiling.
Doesn't change the things, of course-
Just smiling.
But it cannot make them worse -
Just smiling.
And it seems to help your case,
Brightens up a gloomy place,
Then, it sort o' rests your face -
Just smiling
Yorkie, that is so lovely! Gosh, it must mean a lot to you to have such a pleasant poem by your Mom. It has such a lovely message that we all should try more “smiling”. Its so healthy too, especially when it develops into a belly laugh.
Thanks for sharing this with us!
It is so dark here, its scary! It has been that way for a while now. They had tornadoes in North Carolina today. I’m not quite sure which part of North Carolina, but sometimes it does become quite dark before a tornado. It has been windy all day also. Kinda frightening when you’re alone, isn’t it?
I am supposed to meet everyone at the Restaurant at 7 this evening. Hope it clears a little by then!