Carrie's Smile

Another poem about someone I've cared for. I wish more people could know the unconditional happiness I've witnessed.

When you smile....
You welcome our giving nature
You invite the unconditional caring
You need, and we need to give
~ To change our lives in kindness
Sharing the opportunity
Connecting our knowledge as we strive
~ To change your life together.

When you smile...
Time stops the struggle of your circumstance
Rhythms of hope fill your future
Centuries of tragedy wash away
~ To reveal a past when you were a princess
Whose beauty was legendary
Across the villages of your ancestral tribe
~ To now walk in dreams with your mother.

When you smile...
We are relieved the cycle of comfort returns
We hope with wonder it was something
We did, that brought us together in its warmth
~ To share the fleeting moment and witness
Your eyes reflect the light our hearts see
Learning your language when your voice comes alive
~ To sing the song of laughter.

When you smile you give all that you have...
And it is enough!

Author's Note

More gibberish without some background. She has cerebral palsy and seizures. Her care was very difficult so lots of teaching and learning involved. Native American. Her mother would tell me that they walk together in her dreams. She was non verbal no language but had a powerful strong voice. And that amazing smile!!
In this poem I did something I call forcing the rhyme. Had an idea then had to match it in the corresponding lines. Doubled the length of it. Forcing the rhyme really hurts the brain in a good way....if you all know what I mean? Go back and read it again now that you have some background. Metaphors might materialize.