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…

6 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…

6 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…

6 months ago

Remembrance

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

6 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…

6 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…

6 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…

6 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…

6 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…

6 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…

6 months ago