Smiling

Joseph m Novo 1951 (Watsonville Ca)



We all do it
Each and every day
Maybe

Where does it
Coming from
Inside or outside

We reach
Deep within
To find whatever

To smile
Is to laugh
Outward and inward

So grasp the idea
Sunshine and all
And smile at the world

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Written on April 24, 2024

Submitted by josephmn on April 24, 2024

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Scheme AXX AXX XXX XXX XXX
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Characters 222
Words 49
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

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