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Edited by
kc0003
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Wed 05/28/14 02:32 PM
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Today a voice was put to rest, but not silenced. A victim of brutality, of rape, of bigotry, of injustice. A victim of unequal opportunity, of suffrage, of hate assigned to her by the pigment of her own skin. She was a prostitute a survivor a mother an activist an educator a poet. Her trials are over now; The verdict? Guilty! Guilty of spinning syllables into phrases that bite. Guilty of combining phrases into poems that matter. Works that enlighten, explain, entertain and give hope. Guilty, guilty, guilty! She was courageous, compassionate, confident and she was a leader. Today humanity lost a beautiful voice and our ears will forever suffer. And though the caged bird sings no more, she is at long last, finally, free to fly. R.I.P. Maya Angelou |
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Edited by
2KidsMom
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Wed 05/28/14 02:34 PM
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Today a voice was put to rest, but not silenced. A victim of brutality, of rape, of bigotry, of injustice. A victim of unequal opportunity, of suffrage, of hate assigned to her by the pigment of her own skin. She was a prostitute a survivor a mother an activist an educator a poet. Her trials are over now; The verdict? Guilty! Guilty of spinning syllables into phrases that bite. Guilty of combining phrases into poems that matter. Works that enlighten, explain, entertain and give hope. Guilty, guilty, guilty! She was courageous, compassionate, confident and she was a leader. Today humanity lost a beautiful voice and our ears will forever suffer. But even though the caged bird sings no more, she is at long last, finally, free to fly. R.I.P. Maya Angelou   Blessed be her soul...:((( I read about her passing this morning 
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Beautiful~
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Edited by
realcarebear
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Wed 05/28/14 03:38 PM
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Very nice poem honoring such a beautiful soul! Thanks for sharing, KC.
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Nicely done :-)
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Beautiful
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She understood...Such a beautiful tribute ((((((
Kevin ))))))...
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thanks everyone...
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I had the opportunity to attend one of her readings. It was an experience that I'll cherish forever. Her voice, her words, her being was beyond imagination.
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I'm sure it was mig...
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Edited by
tommyboy1101
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Thu 05/29/14 01:47 AM
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kc, very, very well done. I read this and felt your compassion for Maya. I felt your strength in this regard. And your words? Very nicely constructed line after interesting line. Maya would be proud of your individual sentiments.
Nice play, kc.  tomo / " The Island " === |
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thank you for taking the time...
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Lovely Lovely Work!
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thank you...
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 Lovely!
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Kevin, I love this. Amazing homage to a woman that we only met through her unabashed voice in naked words. We all felt like we knew her because she gave so much of herself and her story lives on.
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Today a voice was put to rest, but not silenced. A victim of brutality, of rape, of bigotry, of injustice. A victim of unequal opportunity, of suffrage, of hate assigned to her by the pigment of her own skin. She was a prostitute a survivor a mother an activist an educator a poet. Her trials are over now; The verdict? Guilty! Guilty of spinning syllables into phrases that bite. Guilty of combining phrases into poems that matter. Works that enlighten, explain, entertain and give hope. Guilty, guilty, guilty! She was courageous, compassionate, confident and she was a leader. Today humanity lost a beautiful voice and our ears will forever suffer. And though the caged bird sings no more, she is at long last, finally, free to fly. R.I.P. Maya Angelou I loved this poem but forgive my ignorance I had never heard of her. However, I have just googled and read about her on wiki, she sounds like some lady. |
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..Beautiful..
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Today a voice was put to rest, but not silenced. A victim of brutality, of rape, of bigotry, of injustice. A victim of unequal opportunity, of suffrage, of hate assigned to her by the pigment of her own skin. She was a prostitute a survivor a mother an activist an educator a poet. Her trials are over now; The verdict? Guilty! Guilty of spinning syllables into phrases that bite. Guilty of combining phrases into poems that matter. Works that enlighten, explain, entertain and give hope. Guilty, guilty, guilty! She was courageous, compassionate, confident and she was a leader. Today humanity lost a beautiful voice and our ears will forever suffer. And though the caged bird sings no more, she is at long last, finally, free to fly. R.I.P. Maya Angelou Very nicely done... |
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