A smile is cheer from you to me,
the cost is nothing, it's given for free.
They console the weary and gladden the sad.
And can make someone happy when they are mad.
Unlike blessings in which we pray
it's the only thing you keep when you give it away.
A well known version of this poem with an Author Unknown goes like this:
A smile is cheer to you and me
It comforts the weary, gladdens the sad
consoles those in trouble, good or bad.
To rich and poor, beggar or thief,
it’s free to all of any belief.
A natural gesture of young and old
cheers on the faint, disarms the bold.
Unlike most blessings for which we pray,
it’s one thing we keep when we give it away.
This poem is special, because it instantly reminds me of my special best friend Priti. Thank you for emoting beautifully such a sweet and at the same time touching poem...
Smile It Is Free
Published by Family Friend Poems July 2008 with permission of the author.
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