Friday, October 2, 2020

Banana

“Banana by Maisie Aletha Smikle

Ripe banana green banana
Boil banana bake banana
Roast banana fried banana
Shred banana mash banana

Banana porridge
Banana bread
Banana cake
Banana flake

Banana pudding
Banana dumpling
Banana muffin
Banana punch

Banana at breakfast
Banana at lunch
Banana for snack
Banana at supper

Chocolate joined banana
Peanut butter pineapple papaya
Peach strawberry blueberry cherry
Ice cream and whip cream too

They got on a banana boat
Manned by a bearded goat
And made a banana float
While sailing around the moat

Banana got festive
And turned into a balloon
Then made a banana cartoon
Where banana got whipped into a dip

Banana fritter banana batter
Banana is whipped
And beaten into batter
Banana split finding solitude with nuts on a sundae”

― Maisie Aletha Smikle     https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10496032

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Waterfall

“Waterfall by Maisie Aletha Smikle

Soothing water gushing from the rocks
Hastens to meet the rivers and streams
That meet in the ocean deep
Never to reach a mountain peak

Soft mist rises from the lunging gush
As crystal water plunges down in a rush
Carried by the gentle breeze
Like a balm it calms the soul with ease

It dims the heat and cools the air
Trickles on the grassy meadow
And on the sand beneath
Cooling pebbles for your feet

As you walk the sandy shore
Inhaling cool mist as you tour
And watch the little birds soar
Chirping and singing like never before

Beautiful waterfall
So splendid and so tall
Climb to the top
And view the backdrop

Mountains elegantly towering
Over hills and plains beneath
Casting shadows
On lush green meadows

Crystal clear water drops
Naturally pure to the very last drop
Nature is kind nature is fine
Nature is undoubtedly divine”

― Maisie Aletha Smikle

Monday, September 28, 2020

Christmas

“Christmas by Maisie Aletha Smikle

Smiles gifts and laughter fill the air
Families so dear
Gather and share
Love and happy cheer

Mary gave birth to Christ Jesus
Gloriously famed is He
People are happy on His birthday
They meet to celebrate this day

On Christ's birthday
There were gifts of myrrh
Frankincense and gold
Celebrating His birth that was foretold

Christmas day is Christ’s birthday
Once a year
Christ is cheered
For coming into the world

Woes and foes
Are forgotten
And joy and peace
Are release

Lights blink
Twinkle twinkle
Beckoning good wishes
To come in

Snow falling on roof tops
Cookies cooling on stove tops
Smoke whistling from the chimneys
Calling out to Santa on his sleigh

Don't come down tonight
It is frosty as frost bite
If you come down the chimney
You will be toasty as a toast

So on and on Santa goes
Round and round the globe
Delivering good wishes and happy cheers
And thanking God for Christ’s birth”


― Maisie Aletha Smikle

Sunday, September 27, 2020

The Leaf

 “The Leaf by Maisie Aletha Smikle


Am sometimes green
Am sometimes yellow
Am sometimes brown
And sometimes black

I shade the Amazon
I cushion the ground
I feed hungry mouths
And feed the soil

Am kind always giving
Never asking anything in return
I retain dew to keep you cool
I excrete oxygen so you may breathe

I give
I only give
I am a giver
A tree with all its branches is naked without me

I clothe the tree to hide its shame
In shades of green
In shades of yellow
And many shades in between

In Spring I bloom
In Summer am scorch
In Winter I freeze
In the Fall I fall to crown the surface of the ground

My aim is to please
I bloom to give you joy
Am scorched so that I may fall
To moisten the soil and make it fertile

To cushion the ground
For another round
Always giving
Never taking

Tree branches unclothe
Naked without their leaves
Bare ground exposed
Without unfallen leaves

Compelling you to leave
Leaves sustain and leaves maintain
Leaves leave you living
Always giving while taking nothing”


― Maisie Aletha Smikle