Smile of God!

Drenched by a shower

This cute little flower

Smiled at me warmly!

Not a word did it utter

Nor did it mutter

But taught me a lesson calmly!

"The weather does palter

My spirit does not falter

Heat and cold alter

I look not for a shelter

I know my precious life is too brief

I do not want to spend it in grief

I make use of this little while

By bearing the best possible smile

My smile is for both good and bad

Hoping to make men not look sad

Giving joy to men like you

Inspiring them to write Haiku

My smile is for all, alike

Not a soul, I do not like

Rich and poor; Honest and fraud

For, I am the little smile of God."

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Story behind the poem:

Last weekend was a rainy one. After the rain subsided I took a few photos of the wet atmosphere and mailed them to one of my best friends and a co-blogger, Venuss66 She liked them and suggested me to try writing a poem for one of them. Though I blinked for a moment, by the grace of Lord Rama, I could come up with this one. To visit her poetry blog, click here. To view the other few photos, click here.

Dear Venus,

Thanks for initiating me to write this poem. If you hadn't asked, I wouldn't have written this. So you are the reason behind this poem. Thanks for that.