By Rick
Blumenberg / @rickblumenberg
Have you ever noticed the power of a
smile? A stranger who smiles at you or one you greet with a smile becomes, at
least for a moment, a friend and neighbor. If the situation is tense, a smile
relieves the tension and replaces it with companionship.
As far as I can tell, smiling is a
universal language understood in every culture. I read once about a tribe of
people who never smiled because showing your teeth was a sign of anger and
ferocity, but I’ve never met anyone who felt that way and I’m not sure such a
people really exist.
Here is a poem I wrote that tells how
I feel about the power of a smile.
The Power of a Smile
By Rick Blumenberg
What is a smile but a magic carpet?
Lifting a broken heart from crevices of loneliness
To a high place in the sun!
What is a smile but a mountain of strength?
Supporting the weak
And making them strong
But where shall I see a smile?
Where, but in your eyes
And on your face and with your lips!
And for whom do I beg the smile?
For whom, but the weary, and forsaken
And the stranger who is in your midst.
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