Is it Not

Is it not the smile
that lights up the world?

The chill of fresh air
that makes that smile?

The morning dew
that forms the chill?

The silent night
that lays the dew to rest?

The etch of darkness
that makes up the night?

The pencil
that colors in the dark?

The poem
written by the pencil?

The reader
who smiles about the poem which lights up the world?

Author's Note

I don;t know what brought this on.

Reviews

[Bluefire]

The picture this conveys in my mind: A valley, full of beautiful green grass with trees and mountains in the distance. Someone sits in that field bellow the light of the full moon, stars dotting the sky, lighting up the dew covered grass. That person begins to write their soul unto a piece of paper, and whatever is written, is written in a bright glow in the dark green glow, just bright enough to light the smile on that person's face.
very well done! ^^

[Phillitup]

Thank you very much for the image. When I write I always love to hear of readers who can see it in their minds. Thanks for sharing!

[Bluefire]

No problem! ^^

[Andorianskye]

nice

[Rachel Hanne]

I rather liked how straight forward it was, yet not straight forward. Gave me something to think about. Great work!

[Icelanna]

Simple and brilliant! :]
Love to you x

[quinfinn]

yes, i believe it is so! i love the poetic simplicity of this piece and the impartial rendering . well done!

[Brandon Overstreet]

very good. I enjoyed reading it.

[s y e]

Wow! What a clever idea! I loved it!
I loved how each stanza is connected in some way or another!
Good idea, well done!

[.]

a clever idea for your agile mind
and charming!

[disheveledApathy]

So basically, it's a never ending cycle. . . . Intricately constructed, I enjoyed reading it.

[Shaylynn H.]

It's creative, simple and good. I have trouble drawing actual emotions from things so don't be insulted if I don't have a review based on emotion.

[Phillitup]

Thanks! No offense will be taken. A lot of people don't review based on emotion...:)

[Shaylynn H.]

I have trouble connecting, it's a defense mechanism based on the years of depression.

[Falling Leaf.]

This is really cool; I like that every stanza is connected somehow. It basically boils down to one thing: readers are the ground beneath every writer's feet.

One thing: you forgot the "that" in the fourth stanza.

Other than that, good job!

[Phillitup]

Thank you very much! I wanted a poem that had links that formed chains which told a story. The message was that the writer of the poem made the reader smile which led to so much more. Readers are the the ground beneath every writers feet, you are absolutely correct! I changed it so that there was a that...thanks for pointing that out! Thanks for taking time to read and review!

[Falling Leaf.]

No problem at all!