Smile

She smiled at a sorrowful stranger

The smile seemed to make him feel better

He remembered past kindness of a friend

And wrote him a thank you letter

The friend was so pleased with the letter 

That he left a huge tip after lunch

The waitress, surprised by the size of the tip

Bet the whole thing on a hunch 

The next day she picked up her winnings 

And gave part to a man on the street 

The man on the street was so grateful

For two days he’d had nothing to eat 

After he finished his dinner

He left for his small dingy room

(He didn’t know at that moment

That he might be facing his doom)

On the way he picked up a shivering puppy

And took him home to get warm

The puppy was very grateful

To be in out of the storm

That night the house caught on fire

The puppy barked the alarm

He barked til he woke the whole household 

And saved everybody from harm

One of the boys that he rescued

Grew up to be president

All this because if s simple smile

That hadn’t cost a cent