Poems about Smiling

A Smile

A smile costs nothing, but gives much. It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it. A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in business, and is the countersign of friendship.

It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and it is natures best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.

When Your Smiling

When you’re smilin’....keep on smilin’ The whole world smiles with you And when you’re laughin’....keep on laughin’ The sun comes shinin’ through

But when you’re cryin’.... you bring on the rain So stop your frownin’....be happy again Cause when you’re smilin’....keep on smilin’ The whole world smiles with you

(instrumental break) Oh when you’re smilin’....keep on smilin’ The whole world smiles with you Ah when you’re laughin’....keep on laughin’ The sun comes shinin’ through

Now when you’re cryin’.... you bring on the rain So stop that sighin’....be happy again Cause when you’re smilin’....just keep on smilin’ And the whole world gonna smile with

The great big world will smile with

The whole wide world will smile with you

• Louis Armstrong