Prescription for a Smile

When life gets me down

instead of wearing a frown -

my vitamin A!

My vitamin A,

cheerfulness to save my day -

how can I not smile?

One sweet thought,

goes a mile...

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Hazel Eyes

Golden in the sun,

thy hazel eyes reflecting

the skies of my soul.

Thy smiling sunrise -

hazel eyes chasing away

the darkness, I love.

My Miyang's

Starlight Smile.

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Starlight Smile

With every journey I take
from deep within my soul,
my wandering heart drifts
like a vessel bearing me
towards distant shores

and timeless places
far from familiar thoughts.

Away from safe harbor,

my darling Anne,

I often find my heart
amidst the gathering storm

of doubt and of fear -

lost in a daze it seems...

Then without my willing it,

I awaken to thy beckoning

as our love in its longing
speaks to a desire from within myself
to return me from my furthest oblivion
by the stillness of thy embrace,
the fragrance of thy gentle smiling,
the beauty of thy face -

ever by the grace of God, my love

ever by the grace of God, my dear
you return me through thy Starlight Smile
to the one Giver above all His gifts.

My loveliest, loveliest love,
my darlingest, darlingest dear,
my sweet, sweet, Annelies Marie;
beyond our times, above our differences -
I am to you and you are to me
like one timeless melody
born to the one music in you
and the one music in me;
a friendship met in Eternity.

I love you so, my Miyang,
from always to always.
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Smiling Eyes

I look at you - and -

gaze into your smiling eyes...

And I smile myself.

Your heart, my Anne,

is a cheerful place to be;

a secret shelter.

When I'm sad...

smiling eyes!

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The Color of Gold

People value gold

but gold does not value us.
So let's set things right...

Gold is in a smile!
The color of true friendships;
forever binding.

Use your wealth
to make friends.
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Starlight Smile

In that moment, I knew -

in the sweetness of your smile...

I saw forever.

There once was a time

life to me was drudgery,

that time is now passed.

Thank God for

friendships dear.

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