There's Sunshine In A Smile

[MIRIAM JACOB]

THERE'S SUNSHINE IN A SMILE

Like a mixture
of sunshine and rain,
Laughter and pleasure;
teardrops and pain,
All days can't be bright,
but it's certainly true,
There was never a cloud
the sun didn't shine through---
So just keep smiling
whatever beside you,
Secure in the knowledge
God is always beside you,
And you'll find when you smile
your day will be lighter---
For each time you smile
you will find it is true
somebody, somewhere
will smile back at you,
And nothing on earth
can make life more worthwhile
Than the sunshine and warmth
of a beautiful smile.



(C) HELEN STEINER RICE