A smile costs nothing but gives much -- It takes but a moment, but the memory of it usually lasts forever. None are so rich that can get along without it -- And none are so poor but that can be made rich by it. It enriches those who receive Without making poor those who give -- It creates sunshine in the home, Fosters good will in business And is the best antidote for trouble -- And yet it cannot be begged, borrowed or stolen, for it is of no value Unless it is freely given away. Some people are too busy to give you a smile -- Give them one of yours -- For the good Lord knows that no one needs a smile so badly As he or she who has no more smiles left to give. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE NIGHT MOTHS by EDWIN MARKHAM TO MR. S.T. COLERIDGE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE SWAMP FOX by WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS THE BOUNDARIES OF APPRECIATION by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS THREE SONNETS WRITTEN IN MID-CHANNEL: 1 by ALFRED AUSTIN YOUR NEIGHBOR by H. HOWARD BIGGAR THE SONG OF WILLI by MATHILDE BLIND |