THE PORTRAIT OF YOUR SMILE

CAN ONE CORRECTLY DESCRIBE YOUR SMILE
WITHOUT CAUSING AN EMBARRASSMENT TO ONES SELF
BY THEIR CHOICEST OF WORDS,
I’M AFRAID NOT.

AS IMPOSSIBLE IT IS, FOR THE HUMAN MIND
TO SPUNG THE TOTALLY OF GOD,
SO WILL ONE BE IN A QUANDARY 
TO ARTICULATE 
THE PORTRAIT OF YOUR SMILE.

THE BEAUTY OF A STARLIT SKY
WITH THE DISTANT TWINKLING 
OF THEIR LUMINOUS EYES 
GAZING UPON THE MOON IN ITS FULLNESS 
CANNOT BE COMPARED 
TO THE PORTRAIT OF YOUR SMILE.

GATHER ALL THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 
OF THE EARTH TOGETHER 
ARRAY THEM ON THE FACE OF THE DANCING SEA 
AND THE EARTH’S BADIN OF WATER
THOUGH BEAUTIFUL A VASE,
DEAR NOT SHADOW 
THE PORTRAIT OF YOUR SMILE.

WILFORD BARKER.