Smiles Are Like Sunshine

Making sure my building’s secure from midnight until A.M. six wears on this guard’s fidgety nerves like eating breakfast with chopsticks. On my walk home in dawn’s wet light I greet my fellows with a smile. Smiles return like open umbrellas to shorten that last, lengthy mile. Smiles are as welcome as breakfast after a long, tedious night. Smiles are like refreshing raindrops filling steamy air with delight. Kindness like a smile or a thumbs up may be a lift-up to others on life's way. Loving kindness adds the extra - hopeful words like "Have a good day!" Smiles, as healthy as a massage, relax my tight gut from its cork. At home, calm as a cucumber I savor my breakfast à la fork. July 27, 2022 I've always wanted to do a simile on the subject of smiles. Another box checked off my bucket list