I smile kindly at the river…

I smile kindly at the river…
Kindly at the sea…
Kindly at all living things…
For kindness is me.

I smile kindly at the starlight…
Kindly at the moon…
Kindly at the sun…
For their light is in me.

I frown at this strange, foolish world…
Frown at its recipes for despair…
Frown at the gray and the darkness…
For darkness isn’t me.

I laugh loudly at the years…
Laugh at the wonderous path it has been…
Laugh at the angelic florescence in my rearview mirror…
For every step has been me.

So, smile kindly at your neighbor…
Laugh with your old friends…
Dance in the light…
Kick darkness in the ass…

For kindness, light and laughter are you!

I love you,

Annie