The Most Beautiful Smile

to Feifei

The nurse in the reception said that you are sleeping

Like most of the time in recent days

I stand by the door, stick my head around the curtain

and peek in

I see

--- your smile

Sweetheart, somebody must have already told you

You have the most beautiful smile

In the whole wide world

I try to find a word for it

Courage? Bravery? Fortitude? Perseverance? Grace?

No, no such word exists

It’s like a humming bird stirring wings above a flower

a dew shining on a grass tip

a rose bud opening its delicate petals

a singing stream wandering down a summer mountain

It’s like an elegant lotus flower slowly diffusing

sweet fragrance

a young willow twig gently disturbing the quiet lake

a white lily in the deep valley vibrating a brisk melody

Oh, there is no word to decribe it

It belongs to the most beautiful things in the world.

Even with all your family and friends surrounding you

You are fighting a war only you know the whole of it

Through such a long, arduous, and lonely path

you always show us

--- your smile

And

make us smile too

Do you remember

I’ve asked you what’s the meaning of life

You said, “Mnn, let me think.”

Now you answered my question of the meaning of life

--- through your smile

We bustle around you trying to do some help

Unnoticed you’ve taught us about

courage, bravery, fortitude, perseverance, grace

and more and more

unknowingly

O, our dearest soul

May God’s light always shine for you

Your way ahead

and your

smile