Just Smile and Other Poems

By Zimuzo Onah

Just Smile

An expanse across the milky way
nature’s happiest concave curve,
splattered with shines in array_
clothing the face with such verve
that makes the brushes marvel
“Indeed, our impact is yet larval”

Cushy, yet to many a tall order
cheap, yet an artifact so pricey
fleeting, yet lasting years after
singular, yet infecting adroitly
Not a price for age, race or class;
just too eager to enliven the mass

Rule! Not with a sword, just smile
so broad, the sun goes unnoticed
so gentle, it sends away the guile
so soft, no frosty heart can exist
So tender, it gives vigor and glow
the sweetest flairs, to all bestow

When life brings scare and scar
A river so tall it drowns the soul,
walk to a mirror, not into a bar
speak to yourself, take control
hold your gaze and just smile;
strength sprouts for the extra mile 

Birthdays

a sedoka

Surrounded by smiles,
music, wishes and  gifts; with 
scrumptious cake in sweet array_ 

The candles go off
as lives impacted remain,
to shine ever so brightly

Still Sweet

a sedoka

The fog fills the air
I throw a stone in the lake
and it ripples in still sweet

My mind ponders on,
soaking up the solitude
to unlock the gates of peace

Zimuzo Onah is a medical doctor from Nigeria, currently undergoing her residency training. She has always had a passion for poetry since high school. Zimuzo considers her family and faith to be very important to her. When she is not in the hospital, she enjoys reading, baking and taking nature walks.