Fig Tree Wyoming Valley

I wish I could tell you who wrote this little poem. I’ve seen it attributed to Russell H. Conwell, to Karen McLendon-Laumann, to Rajarshi Chakraborty (No, I’m not kidding) and to Spike Milligan. Whoever penned it, it seemed to me to be worth passing on:

Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu,

When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin.

When he smiled I realised I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile, then I realized its worth.

A single smile, just like mine could travel round the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin, don't leave it undetected.

Let's start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected!

 - Source Obscure