Smile Virus
By Russel H. Conwell
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling, too.
I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin
when he smiled, I realized I'd passed it on to him!
I thought about that smile and then realized its worth,
a single smile, just like mine, could travel round the earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin, don't leave it undetected,
let's start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected!
I find this poem very interesting. I really enjoy it because it makes me laugh. The poem is very true in my eyes that this actually does happen. The poem is describing how smiles are seen throughout the day and whenever you see them you are instantly happy. The poem continues in saying it is a wonderful thing and you should not ignore it, while passing it around to others. The end rhyme is very catchy and amusing to me. The idea is very true because I experience this all the time. I occasionally will walk down the hall throughout the day in school and come across a friend who says hello and smiles. It is almost impossible to not smile after seeing someone so happy towards you. This can only be done if you are in an extremely terrible mood and are not going to be nice to anyone. I enjoy the excitement throughout the poem and the bright mood it portrays. It is important to show happiness towards people to give them a general positive idea of you. Imagine the world if no one walked around and said hello while smiling. There would be no happiness and many more people would be depressed. This poem also makes me think about how great these things make me feel. I love when someone approaches me in a great mood and has something to talk about. There wonderful moods definitely brush off onto me and so on. The poem is definitely true in my eyes.
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