Smile Effect Poem by Sathya Narayana

Smile Effect

Rating: 5.0


SMILE EFFECT
Sitting in my opposite seat
He is short and stout
Dark and pock-marked
Before any more I did think
Of a derogatory remark
Flashed he, an affable grin
So warm and courteous, it ran
Through my discerning acumen
Making me too smile next
As an automatic reflux
That very long minute
I was filled with guilt
At my derisive stent
Based on cosmetic front
Again I turned bright
Musing at the smile effect
A healthy virus it’s, I thought
Wishing it come as an epidemic
To slay in me and every one
The hidden sardonic critique

Sathya…..

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Janice Windle 04 September 2008

It's true, a sincere spontaneous smile can make anyone beautiful, perhaps because they look accessible, as though they want to communicate and will accept you - we are all alone, and without smiles and communication we stay isloated from each other. The instinct that made you poeticise this moment of revelation and self awareness was a very healthy one...

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Sarwar Chowdhury 08 November 2008

Amazing free verses.....very well thought out.....10+

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Mamta Agarwal 31 January 2009

infectious smile- melts barriers. first impressions are not always right. lovely poem, with a strong message given gently...10 Mamta

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Linda Moore 02 December 2008

Smiling at you..... this is great, I just love it.......10

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Reshma Ramesh 01 December 2008

lol! ! ! ! ! ! great write there sir.......i have been through a similar situation before.........and now i dont jump into conclusions abt anyone, ugly or pretty beauty lies in the heart

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Bob Blackwell 21 November 2008

A friendly smile is always better than a scowl. Well written comment on this.10

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G. Murdock 14 November 2008

This is a worthy critique on the judgement we hold in our hearts which is no more than fear. It takes great courage to overcome the fear of strangers, especially if they are not pleasing to the eye.

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Sathya Narayana

Sathya Narayana

Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
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