The Smile

It seemed to me

That gloom hung everywhere;

The skies grey dark

And heavy with stillness.

The earth itself

Seemed void of movement;

People in slow motion, moving by

Unaware and uncaring.

So it seemed to me.

Then all things changed

A small child smiled;

Smiled at me

And brightened the focus of my day

                                 

 © Helen Catherine Cramer 1^st March 2007