Celebrating the last day of the Winter we didn't have

Something a little different today...poetry that I've found when I was looking for my favorite by Shelley.

It's been awhile since I written any of my own.  I think I'll try it out again and see what happens.  Meanwhile...This was sooo cute!
"May I print a kiss on your lips?" I said,
And she nodded her full permission:
So we went to press and I rather guess
We printed a full edition.
~Joseph Lilientha                              

Love's Philosophy

by Percy Bysshe Shelley
(1803-1822)

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The fountains mingle with the river,
And the rivers with the ocean;
The winds of heaven mix forever,
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine
In one another's being mingle;--
Why not I with thine?

See! the mountains kiss high heaven,
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister flower would be forgiven,
If it disdained it's brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And the moonbeams kiss the sea;--
What are all these kissings worth,
If thou kiss not me?

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Smile Virus 
By Russel H. ConwellSmiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling, too.
I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin
when he smiled, I realized I'd passed it on to him!
I thought about that smile and then realized its worth,
a single smile, just like mine, could travel round the earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin, don't leave it undetected,
let's start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected!
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The Optimist
by Author Unknown
The optimist fell ten stories.
At each window bar
He shouted to his friends:
"All right so far."
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