February 24, 2018

Villanelle: Do You Know the Power of a Smile?

Let the lift of your lips stay a while
Bountiful lips born wide.
Do you know the power of a smile?

A thirsty man may travel a hundred miles
For it, many men have died.
Let the lift of your lips stay a while.

For some, the use of it is another wile,
some have used it as they lied.
Do you know the power of a smile?

Such uses it may have in subterfuge or guile
Such uses as to hide
Let the lift of your lips stay a while

Better than a thousand diamonds in a pile
Laws of currency cannot abide
Do you know the power of a smile?

Strong enough to make winning love less of a trial
It is a movement worth being tried
Let the lift of your lips stay a while,
Do you know the power of a smile?

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