By Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee
Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee
My mouth opened wide into ... a smile
I ran to see it in the mirror
A smile! I just thought of something
How does one describe a smile?
I stood, watched myself smile
I saw it reach my eyes... they twinkled
My cheeks were like two little apples
Rosy, full... my teeth white as pearls
I held my mouth wide... I wasn't smiling now
Where did my smile go... my mouth is still open
There's no softness there... only a grimace
I let my face soften up, the smile came back
The light came back into my eyes
Soft, sweet... brightening my face once again
A smile... a big ole smile
The difference between a grimace, and smile... is the light in one's eyes
I looked once again in the mirror at my smile
I kept it on my face... little apples, white teeth
A happy light in my eyes
This is the only way... I can describe a smile
