That Smile On Her Lips Comes From Her Heart

           

that smile on her lips came from her heart

it pulled me over and gave me a start

not something shocking and sad

but something I needed quite bad

it gave me thought of new year’s eve

when the new year came and let the old leave

when the time did not stand still but floated

and so I smiled and gloated

a gloat that did not bray

but let me sing the day

out of tune and not that good

as I would wish I could 

so I think of her heart

and know it is presently

strong and gay

throughout the day

and if I listen closely

I can hear it calling me

ok yes I am a dreamer

but she is such a neat girl

and has large eyes which always shine 

right into this heart of mine

and yes it makes me smile

 

 

Children’s Poem

 

I love mommy and I love daddy

I love chicken patties

I love elephants and fresh potatoes

But I do not like alligators 

I like my dog

And I like the t.v.

And I do like almost everything

That does or even says it likes me  

I like barbecues

And I like front page news

And I appreciate nearly anything

Except for those alligators 

 

 

© G. David Schwartz

Bio. - G. David Schwartz is the former president of Seedhouse, the online interfaith committee. Schwartz is the author of A Jewish Appraisal of Dialogue. Currently a volunteer at Drake Hospital in Cincinnati, Schwartz continues to write. His new book, Midrash and Working Out of the Book is now in stores or can be ordered at:

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