Awaking in New York is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. Awaking in New York Curtains forcing their will against the wind, children sleep, exchanging dreams with seraphim. The city drags itself awake on subway straps; and I, an alarm, awake as a rumor of war, lie stretching into dawn, unasked and unheeded.
A Brave And Startling Truth is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. A Brave And Startling Truth We, this people, on a small and lonely planet Traveling through casual space Past aloof stars, across the way of indifferent suns To a destination where all signs tell us It is possible and imperative that we learn …
Remembrance is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. Remembrance Your hands easy weight, teasing the bees hived in my hair, your smile at the slope of my cheek. On the occasion, you press above me, glowing, spouting readiness, mystery rapes my reason When you have withdrawn your self and the magic, when only the smell …
We Had Him is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. We Had Him Beloveds, now we know that we know nothing Now that our bright and shining star can slip away from our fingertips like a puff of summer windWithout notice, our dear love can escape our doting embrace Sing our songs among the stars …
A Plagued Journey is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. A Plagued Journey There is no warning rattle at the door nor heavy feet to stomp the foyer boards. Safe in the dark prison, I know that light slides over the fingered work of a toothless woman in Pakistan. Happy prints of an invisible time …
Kin is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. Kin FOR BAILEY We were entwined in red rings Of blood and loneliness before The first snows fell Before muddy rivers seeded clouds Above a virgin forest, and Men ran naked, blue and black Skinned into the warm embraces Of Sheba, Eve and Lilith. I was your …
Turning 21 is a huge milestone in the life of every adult in which they realize that there are so many possibilities and every choice or decision they make henceforth, can affect the rest of their lives, whether good or bad. Consequently, it’s imperative to wish ourselves and even friends and loved ones a very …
The Mothering Blackness is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. The Mothering Blackness She came home running back to the mothering blackness deep in the smothering blackness white tears icicle gold plains of her face She came home running.She came down creeping here to the black arms waiting now to the warm heart waiting rime …
These Yet To Be United States is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. These Yet To Be United States Tremors of your network cause kings to disappear. Your open mouth in anger makes nations bow in fear. Your bombs can change the seasons, obliterate the spring. What more do you long for ? Why are …
Savior is a poem composed by Maya Angelou. Savior Petulant priests, greedy centurions, and one million incensed gestures stand between your love and me. Your agape sacrifice is reduced to colored glass, vapid penance, and the tedium of ritual. Your footprints yet mark the crest of billowing seas but your joy fades upon the tablets …
