Let Us Smile
- - Wilbur D. Nesbit
The thing that goes the farthest
Toward making life worthwhile,
That costs the least and
does the most
Is just a pleasant smile.
That smile that bubbles from
the heart
That loves its fellow men
Will drive away the clouds
of gloom
And coax the sun again.
It's full of worth and goodness,
too,
With manly kindness blent;
It's worth a million dollars,
And it doesn't cost a cent.
There is no room for sadness
When you see a cheery smile;
It always has the same good
look;
It's never out of style;
It nerves us on to try again
When failure makes us blue;
The dimples of encouragement
Are good for me and you.
It pays the highest interest
- -
For it is merely lent;
It's worth a million dollars,
And it doesn't cost a cent.
A smile comes very easy -
-
You can wrinkle up with cheer
A hundred times before
You can squeeze out a salty
tear;
It ripples out, moreover,
To the heartstrings that will
tug,
And always leaves an echo
That is very like a hug.
So smile away! Folks understand
What by a smile is meant;
It's worth a million dollars,
And it doesn't cost a cent.
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