Smile, Just Smile

Smile, just smile, little faery,

Light up lives continuously.

Let your laughter turn to melodies,

To sonnets, and odes to drown elegies.

Split your face with a broad smile, faery,

Laugh, bring joy, and all will see—

This life is not all toil, deprived of laughter,

It is not wrong to smile as we work harder.

Laugh your infant’s laugh, wee baby faery,

Let those who hear laugh heartily.

Lift up crestfallen hearts with a musical chuckle,

Make them people laugh till their knees buckle. 

To a Young Lad

You entered this world, little boy,

Bringing smiles and much joy.

The long wait has ended, the thrilled

People had seen their wish fulfilled.

Young as you are, you’re given a test,

When you ought to drink milk and rest.

This early, you’ve a puzzle in your hands,

Greater than what your strength demands.

Of course, I ask the question why too.

I’m unsure how this test will turn for you.

But I do know that you could teach me

A lesson or two. Or even three.

Help me to see you, and to look beyond,

To write of you as I did with a child beforehand.

Let me bond with you through the distance,

I pray you, young lad, give me that chance.

Let words flow when I see your face,

Let me write with the same passion and grace.

Let my adjectives be positive, never to be comparative.

Be one of my Muses, as long as this talent shall live.