i smile at cute things,
like babies, kittens and puppies,
and i smile at other animals,
like snakes, bats, and guppies.
i smile at warm, soft clothes,
and my mother's warm embrace,
at my father's corny jokes,
and my sister's loving face.
i smile at my friends,
when they act like goofy kids,
when they're really very random,
or we all watch funny vids.
i smile when i've accomplished something,
and gotten someone's praise,
or when i'm tired and out of it,
and just smile in a daze.
i smile at some memory,
or joke inside my head,
and i smile at the fantasy,
of going home and back to bed.
i smile at old couples,
who still walk with hand in hand,
i smile at the desert,
Nevada's dry and dusty land.
i smile at the memory,
of digging in soft and colored dirt,
of making mud pies with the boys,
and playing tag until it hurt.
i smile when i sit and write,
in a calm and quiet space,
and when i draw some character,
or find some secluded place.
i smile at the shows i watch,
and at comic books i've read,
and at many other things,
many things i have not said.
there are so many other things,
at which i find i often smile,
that if i were to name them all,
it would take me quite awhile!

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-nicky