Dr. Maya Angelou (April 4th, 1928 - May 28th, 2014)
As we celebrate the life and times of one of the world's most eloquent and powerful articulators of spoken word, Dr Maya Angelou who passed on yesterday, May 28, 2014 at the age of 86, we cannot but mention one of her best poems ever....'STILL I RISE'
Although she blessed us with so many great poems, 'Still I Rise' is the best known for a good reason. It is a wonderfully defiant, human, uplifting cry from the deep heart of America, which tells a story that I'm sure speaks to us all....
STILL I RISE
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room
Just like moons and like suns
With the certainty of tides
Just like hopes spring high
Still, I rise
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops
Weakened by my soulful cries
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't take it awful hard
'Cause i laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard
You may shoot me with your words
You may cut me with your eyes
You may kill me with your hatefulness
But still, like air, I'll rise
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That i dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the hurt of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide
Welling and swelling I bear the tide
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave
I am the dream and the hope of the slave
I rise
I rise
I rise
Watch Ms. Maya Angelou recites 'Still I rise'
My goodness! She had the most amazing voice!
Here is another video of the global renaissance woman talking about how "Love Liberates". You have got to watch this!!!!!!!
"Woww, what an amazing and inspirational human being and Yes! We loved you too. You were a true example of strength and courage. You gave us peace and hope and challenged us to rise above our circumstances....Your amazing energy will always be around. RIP".....Rosemary Osho
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