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                              entered in Miranda Hawley's Thousand Watt Smile contest

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Hello and a Big Smile

	     	     
	A lady I’ve known well for many years
	is loved by everyone for miles around.
	She has a way of bringing out the best
	in all of us. Where she is, smiles abound.
	
	Unlike so many, she takes time to hear
	a neighbor’s troubles and take shut-ins meals.
	In spite of her own aches and pains, she shows
	she deeply cares about how others feel.
		
	What is her formula that so appeals
	to neighbors, friends, and strangers on the street?
	Sincerity, eye contact, and a smile
        will shine a light in lives of those you meet.
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Daniel Avatar
June 29, 2026 at 3:11 AM
She sounds like a wondrous lady, Janice:)
Smith nee Howarth Avatar
June 29, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Sounds like a wonderful lady
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