A smile of such radiance

Joao sent this clip to Gio and his young daughter kept asking him to play it over and over…which prompted Gio to write the poem below. You can watch the reel and see how the poem emerged through all this human interplay, causing it to be here in Expressions now, with you.

A smile of such radiance
It permeates my existence
Sounding out my heart:
Will you open?
Can I open?
Will I echo your call?
No construction
No retraction
Pure love needs
No explanation
Its truth is there for us all
This purity of children
Laying bare
The real teaching
Invites us to open 
Our hearts once
And for all

Gio Maschio