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PHENOMENAL WOMAN
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.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
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 in 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 of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
~Maya Angelou~
Rest sweetly in the arms of Mother Earth, Maya Angelou. Your poetry will live in our hearts forever.
Hekate
note: cross-posted from HOF by me
maced666
(771 posts)Here are some of her inspirational words of faith, nice pictorial as well -
Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer."
"...if God loves me, if God made everything from leaves to seals and oak trees, then what is it I can't do?"
"The Holy Spirit upon my left leads my feet without ceasing into the camp of the righteous and into the tents of the free."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/28/maya-angelou-god_n_5403939.html
Triana
(22,666 posts)Her voice, words, thoughts will surely be missed. She was and remains a treasure.
Cha
(297,323 posts)Rest in Peace~Maya Angelou