A Kind Face

Your smile is the reason I make new friends It radiates sunshine that comes from within Your eyes are the color of a clear, blue sky Filling the room with feelings that never lie Your colors are bound up in a vivid array A kaleidoscope of violets, pinks, yellows and Many more that tell the world you’re alive With a bright and bold warmth of compassion Your wisdom is seen in the hints of wrinkled Creases at your brow, lines that foretell of all The memories of weary heartbreaks you’ve felt And little thoughts that have uttered deep regret Your love lights up the sparkle in your eyes Filling them with hope and healing that is alive And sends the listener into a heartfelt warmth That comes from knowing they are truly loved Your brilliance isn’t simple knowledge or degrees It’s the gentle feelings that are inspired by a breeze, A touch of hope, a whisper of faith, a wisp of love Feelings pure and perfectly aware of their honesty Your joy can be felt when someone looks at you I know that it reverberates through the one who says You are truly a friend to me, a friend that is loyal And faithful and willing to give from the heart and soul Your light isn’t found by looking toward the sunshine It is found glowing in your own heart’s radiance The feelings that flow from you are ones that God inspires And they can only be captured on the lens of kindness November 22, 2019 The Metaphor of Your Face Poetry Contest Sponsored by John Lawless