– ye be around –
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The While
– ye be around –
Yet of no say
Best to seek,
A kindly day
Evades bleak,
For the while
Life has ye be,
In need of smile
To maybe see,
If not to hear
Hint of sound,
Suggests know
Won’t confound,
With not to show
Nor will respond,
Save to oneself,
As for the while
Be good or bad,
Without beguile
That ye’ve found,
Will go the mile
Or way around,
In the time it takes
While above ground,
For a life’s short state,
Man termed, the while!
© Jean-Jacques Fournier
written in Sweetsburg,
PQ, Canada
January 18, 2023
Imagery - Wikimedia Commons
Music – Africa Moon, by John Bartmann
Audio - Jean-Jacques Fournier
Poetry on a Canapé 
“A kindly day
Evades bleak,
For the while
Life has ye be,
In need of smile”
These words spoke to me today because it reminded me that a smile is a great way to start the day – everything seems more in sync with a smile.
Good to hear that my ongoing scribbling works for you and thank you Rebecca, for sharing this thought by letting me know.