Keep Moving Forward
Walk away with a smile
Come back with a frown
Sometimes the sun’s up
Other times down
Find a new path
That brings you away
Like a sturdy birch lath
You can bend, you can sway
Keep your head high
Float into the sky
©2026 CBialczak
Quadrille #239: Smile!
Stine Writing 
I love the way you find the smile in those new paths
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Lovely poem Christine
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Navigating the day. Smile some of the way.
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Catchy – especially when read aloud!! Nice upbeat poem!
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Nice one, Christine
Thanks for dropping by my blog
🎇much love
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love the rhyme Christine 😀
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I love the way your words move, and sway. And the image that we can move with the wind like that branch. Perfect.
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Very well done, Christine!
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Smiling is close to floating!
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In the world we are in we need to float on clouds at least some of the time!
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It’s all in the attitude! 🙂
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for sure!
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Forward works for me.
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Good one Christine!
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Thanks Di!
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