“Smiles,” New Era, Aug. 1982, 25
Smiles
The world’s a smile
and we are smiling inhabitants
with people smiles
free-movie smiles
top-of-the-Ferris-wheel smiles
hi-there smiles
well-hidden I-know-you-saw-me smiles
half-hearted winter’s-coming smiles
you’ve-got-to-be-kidding smiles
shy little sister smiles
refrigerator’s-full smiles that make you smile
in a midnight milk and cookie sort of way
uncomfortable welfare-line smiles that never fit right
not-in-the-mood-to-smile smiles that never reach the eyes
smirking smiles
sneaky smiles that want to be grins
remember-the-time smiles
smiling at people who walk in the rain
smiley-button smiles
laugh-with-me smiles and cry-with-me-too smiles
life smiling
you smiling at me smiling
one smile …
smiles
Photos by April VanDever