Alone
Alone By Maya Angelou
Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home
Where water is not thirsty
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Human Family
Human Family By Maya AngelouI note the obvious differences
in the human family.
Some of us are serious,
some thrive on comedy.Latest Shared StoryMy source of inspiration. Even though you are not around us, your inspirational writings dwell in us. You shall forever be remembered. A wonderful poem with much diction.
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Still I Rise
Still I Rise By Maya AngelouPicture
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may tread me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise....Latest Shared StorySuch a strong woman. Her poetry will live forever!
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Caged Bird
Caged Bird By Maya AngelouAnalysis of Form and Technique
The free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current endsLatest Shared StoryI remember this poem from my guided reading class in 5th grade. I remember it well. This poem really touched me, and reading it again just made my day. This poem, I remember it being about...
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Phenomenal Woman
Phenomenal Woman By Maya AngelouAnalysis of Form and Technique
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.Latest Shared StoryReally indeed beautiful. Beauty of a woman is like a lump of gold which is hard to get. It's indeed captured from the inside, not outside, and this makes it very difficult for men to find,...