Poem: Smiling Is Infectious

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

3 thoughts on “Poem: Smiling Is Infectious

  1. MONICA DUNKLEY says:

    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.

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