Clowns
Smiles
by
Grandma
Baadsgaard
Happy
5th birthday Rylan. I love you very much.
Here
is the clown story you wanted.
“Why are
you smiling?” said Rylan to the clown
He
answered, “I always paint on a smile when I’m feeling down.”
“But if
you’re feeling blue why don’t you paint a frown?”
“Because a
frown is just a smile turned upside down.”
Everyone
has sad days - we don’t need to spread ‘em around
Because
then we’ll make other’s smiles turn upside down.
Then Rylan
went home to his house in the woods
Full of,
“don’t do that and Rylan maybe you should”
“Brush your
teeth and clean your room
And don’t
make a flipper out of your spoon.”
And when he
built a tower it was knocked down by his brother
So he ran
to the kitchen to tattle to his mother
“Griffen
knocked my tower down,” Rylan said with a big frown.
“He doesn’t
know better - don’t make those grouchy sounds.”
So Rylan
did a cartwheel until his head was pointing down
Then his frown
became a smile that wasn’t turned upside down
Rylan knows
how to change things so he still wants to play
He takes
the muscles in his face all pointing to the ground
And turns
them up to make a smile so he’s nice to be around
No one
makes us mad or sad, we simply choose the way
We respond when
life’s battles are at bay
If we
choose to see what’s right in all those who are near
We sport a smile
and always have lots of reasons to cheer.