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poet Juan Olivarez
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Be Happy

Be happy and smile,
Sadness has gone out of style.
Show those teeth for a while.

Be happy let everyone see,
That you defy sadness and welcome glee.
Bounce along let people see.

Be happy whistle a tune,
From early morning till way past noon.
Until you see the rising moon.

Be happy and start a trend,
And then all hearts will start to mend.
Make everyone you see your friend.

4/22/11 Alton Texas

Submitted: Friday, April 22, 2011
Edited: Friday, May 20, 2011

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  • Wendy Thopliss (5/8/2011 5:46:00 PM)

    Nice poem Juan, I think we all try to do this but some times its just too hard.It is a lovely thought though and a lovely poem.

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  • Unwritten Soul (4/22/2011 9:38:00 AM)

    Smile is infectious, once someone smile it make people smile and thousand smile run town with no feeling down..smile and smile it cheap but valuable to have..nice words to encourage smile friend :) -Unwritten Soul

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