Smiling Is Infectious
Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized
I’d passed it on to him.
I thought about that smile,
then I realized its worth.
A single smile, just like mine
could travel round the earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin,
don’t leave it undetected.
Let’s start an epidemic quick,
and get the world infected!
Different people claim to be the author of this poem on the internet, so I leave the topic to those who wish to do the research. The rest … just enjoy the poem … and smile! Lift your spirit and someone else’s today with a smile.
UPDATE: Bestselling children’s author Jez Alborough wrote this in 1990 and it has been published under his name in at least three anthologies. This Facebook page has more information. https://www.facebook.com/TheSmilePoem
Bestselling children’s author Jez Alborough wrote this in 1990 and it has been published under his name in at least three anthologies. This Facebook page has more information; please correct this and spread the word – thanks! https://www.facebook.com/TheSmilePoem
Thanks for the update on the author of this poem.
Dear Dr. Joel Y., You have the knack of motivating people! Do keep spreading the ‘LIFE’ in you, one post at a time. I really, really loved the SMILE poem….Whenever I have tried this, there are blank stares…and thoughts go whirring around in the head….”.I do believe she has lost it! “(sml) .We will. we will, we will, go past this! I promise….Peace all day, every day……Keep up the good work changing one life at a time.