Smile, and the world smiles with you;
Knock, and you go it alone;
For the cheereful grin
Will let you in
Where the kicker is never known.
Growl and the way looks dreary;
Laugh and the path is bright;
For a wholesom smile
Brings sunshine, while
A frown shuts out the light.
Sigh, and you rake in nothing;
Work, and the prize is won;
For the nervy man
With backbone can
By nothing be outdone.
Hustle, and fortune may bless you
;
Quit, and defeat is sure;
For there is no chance
Of deliverance
For the man who can't endure.
Sing and the world's harmonious;
Grumble, and things go wrong;
And all the time
You are out of rhyme
With the busy bustling throng.
Kick, and there's trouble brewing;
Whistle, and life is gay;
All the world's in tune
Like a day in June
And the clouds all melt away.
Anon