Smilify Your Face

There are some things that you could do

whenever you’re fed-up;

those times you’re bored or feeling blue

and need a giddy-up.

Like when the rain pours down all day

and clouds are overhead.

If friends are not around to play,

here’s what to do instead …

Go gaze into a polished spoon

until you’re in a trance

or hum a daft annoying tune

and do a silly dance.

Imagine you’re a shooting star

that’s flying out in space

at speeds which truly are bizarre

so time slows up its pace.

Take coloured socks in matching pairs,

undo them on the bed

and throw the sockies everywhere;

mix up blue, green and red.

Next find your favourite t-shirt

and then wear it back to front.

Become a fashion expert;

hop around a bit and grunt.

Invent a brand new nonsense word

and in a speech employ

your word in sentences not heard

by any girl or boy.

Then count the birds and bats above

to blow away the blahs

and think about the books you love

and cheer with three hoorahs.

For when these things are done my friend,

you’ll find that furthermore

your misery comes to an end

and boredom’s shown the door.

So go and do some weird stuff

(now is the time and place)

and you will see it is enough

to smilify your face.

JH

Poem Copyright © 2022 Jonathan Humble

Photograph adapted from an original by 

Alfarjores on Wiki Commons