Smiling

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 realised
I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about the smile
And then I realised its worth.
A single smile like mine
Could travel round the earth.

If you feel a smile begin,
Don't leave it undetected.
Let's start an epidemic quick
And get the world infected.

(dedicated to all those with coughs and colds currently experienced in close communities like ours)