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Hi!

I am writing a poem and want to write something like:

"It's your smile that brings hope"

But for me, it sounds better to supress the "t" and just say:

"Is your smile that brings hope"

Is that possible or does it sound stupid to a native speaker?

Sounds a bit strange but it might depend on the preceding line.

Another option is:

'Tis your smile that brings hope

However, 'tis is somewhat dated, archaic even. Of course it stands for "it is".

The first part of the poem will be a list of phrases like that, all beginning with

"Is your"..

All describing what I think of one person.

And the "t" in it make all the prases sound like spitting in my ears and, just from the point of pronunciation, uncomfortable to me.

"Tis" wouldn't make it better, unfortunately.

Does it sound strange but you understand it or does it sound studip as a typical mistake a foreigner would do?

It would benefit if it just sounds strange, lets say like a really drunken man would say to a woman in an old dark and dirty harbor pub..

Thank you so much for reply!

Should be ok as you describe:

Is your smile that brings hope

Great, thank very much!