Once in a while we sit on a bench <br />and watch the people pass by. <br />We gaze at their faces, <br />raise a smile to them, <br />cheering up their lives we hope <br />as they pass on their way. <br />One day one of these faces <br />may recognise us an old friend. <br />They may even stop <br />and chat to us for a while <br />before they again carry on their way. <br />It is always nice to smile at people <br />for you never know, <br />one of them may be an old friend <br />you have not seen in a long while. <br /> <br />19 January 2009<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/raise-a-smile/