Accidental Poet

The Smile of a Man

His smile

Contagious and serene

Like the mountains he sang of

The forests and the streams

 

In his heart

A poem and a song

In the hearts of his audience

It’s there that he belongs

 

He sang of love

He sang of you and me

His sunshine radiates

Upon us endlessly

 

His greatest wish

To bring people together

With his music and voice

To settle stormy weather

 

Tragically, his life cut short

But his voice lives on

As it echoes in the Rockies

And the songs he’s sung

 

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