Maya Angelou

When You Come

When you come to me, unbidden,Beckoning meTo long-ago rooms,Where memories lie.Offering me, as to a child, an attic,Gatherings of days…

10 months ago

Touched by an Angel

We, unaccustomed to courageexiles from delightlive coiled in shells of lonelinessuntil love leaves its high holy templeand comes into our…

10 months ago

Still I Rise

You may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirtBut still, like…

10 months ago

Remembrance

Your hands easyweight, teasing the beeshived in my hair, your smile at theslope of my cheek. On theoccasion, you pressabove…

10 months ago

Phenomenal Woman

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's sizeBut when I start…

10 months ago

On The Pulse Of Morning

A Rock, A River, A TreeHosts to species long since departed,Mark the mastodon.The dinosaur, who left dry tokensOf their sojourn…

10 months ago

Million Man March Poem

The night has been long,The wound has been deep,The pit has been dark,And the walls have been steep.Under a dead…

10 months ago

Insomniac

There are some nights whensleep plays coy,aloof and disdainful.And all the wilesthat I employ to winits service to my sideare…

10 months ago

Human Family

I note the obvious differencesin the human family.Some of us are serious,some thrive on comedy.Some declare their lives are livedas…

10 months ago

A Conceit

Give me your handMake room for meto lead and followyoubeyond this rage of poetry.Let others havethe privacy oftouching wordsand love…

10 months ago