Just Smile

 

I have long suspected

I only need to smile,

Not to attract mates,

Just to steel myself.

 

A good cheer on its own,

Is a show of defiance.

Within the joy that springs,

Lies self-reliance.

 

It's one secret of living,

As easy as the air.

Yet many a glum man seek,

Till they don hoary hair.

 

Whatever life throws at me,

I take it in stride.

Through a cool world,

I beam and glide.

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• Inspired by today's APAD. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/11/2023 postreply 14:07:48

• Whatever life throws at me, I take it in stride. cool～～ -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/11/2023 postreply 14:10:52

• 好詩點讚。。。雖然no weeping，我現在smile也比較少，麵癱啦！ -唐宋韻- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/11/2023 postreply 14:14:41

• Smiling needs daily practice, just like eating :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/11/2023 postreply 14:28:17

• There are many types of smiles, which one to practice? Haha! -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/11/2023 postreply 16:05:54

• For me, the one of acceptance often works. Your mileage may -7grizzly- ♀ (17 bytes) () 12/11/2023 postreply 16:18:23

• Smile, and the world smiles with you. -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/11/2023 postreply 16:23:29

• Through a cool world, I beam and glide.讚最後一段！ -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/11/2023 postreply 19:35:02

• Thank you! -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2023 postreply 10:13:11

• Nice poem. A poet was born. -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2023 postreply 10:06:52

• Thanks. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2023 postreply 10:13:27

• 讚。steel myself And self-reliance -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2023 postreply 12:56:25

• 明白了，生活虐我千百遍，我帶生活如初戀：）） -衛寧- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2023 postreply 13:16:19

• 果然有情懷！：）） -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2023 postreply 14:06:15

• 橫批：不渝致死 :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2023 postreply 14:28:36

• LOL -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2023 postreply 18:09:47