Your Smile

wide and welcoming as a gentle river

     on a summer day

warm and sunny as a July morning

spontaneous as a kitten

dimpling your cheeks as with a clothespin

blessing when shown

     the kids or the dogs or the phone

rejoicing my heart that you're mine

a lamp when turned my way to shine

     burns me with gladness to belong to you


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