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Well, poetry was the first love of art I was introduced to when I was ten years old, and the rest is history. To me, It's the doorway to release creativity, pain, love, memories, and painted pictures that only you can see in your mind. I welcome u!

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Phenomenal Woman

PHENOMENAL WOMAN
by Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies
I'm not cute or built to suit a model's fashion size
But when I start to tell them
They think I'm telling lies.
I say
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips
The stride of my steps
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please
And to a man
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees
Then they swarm around me
A hive of honey bees.
I say
It's the fire in my eyes
And the flash of my teeth
The swing of my waist
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say
It's in the arch of my back
The sun of my smile
The ride of my breasts
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say
It's in the click of my heels
The bend of my hair
The palm of my hand
The need for my care.
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

I figured that I would start with the woman I most admire in the world. The woman that teaches within this poem, that self confidence is a strong tool to have in society, no matter what you look like, shaped or creed. What you believe about yourself comes from within and no where else.

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Comment by Satis Shroff on April 30, 2008 at 3:27am: A poetrysite on Ning? Great to be here. Hope to network, read and comment your poems. Poetry is a two way traffic, so let's get going.
Regards,
Satis

Comment by Author-Poet Aberjhani on April 27, 2008 at 12:31pm: Wishing One and All A Great National Poetry Month 2008!

Aberjhani

Comment by marleyisalegend on April 9, 2008 at 5:57pm: a poem for grandma

eggs scrambling
water boiling
grits satisfying my pallet
thankyou grandma
for the courage to raise generations beyond those you bore
for waking up at 4 in the morning to pray for me
for waving away storms with your strong hands
for carrying the traditions of our people
in your eyes that light up like stars when you say "I Love You"

Comment by Evelyn on April 1, 2008 at 12:26pm: Greetings, fellow poets,

Are we planning anything special to commemorate April as National Poetry month?

Anybody have any fun ideas to spread the poetry love??

Comment by Evelyn on April 1, 2008 at 12:24pm: Rainy Blessings

a soft, steady drizzle escalates
downpours commence
frantic pedestrians dash
umbrellas unfurl
hair will have a kinky curl

I stand in rain-soaked shoes
arms outstretched
gazing up
rain-washed smiling face
peace descends

Evelyn B. Bourne
(c) 2000

Comment by jKathleen on March 30, 2008 at 9:33am: I am but a breeze
A whisper in your ear
Smoke drifting on
the infidelity
Of you imagination
Random thoughts of an Old White Woman (me)