The Poet's Poet

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pick just one? grrrrrrr, an impossible task. as far as published poets i have a 4 way tie going for favorite between Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, Sandra Cisneros, and Nicole Blackman. I also have a favorite online poet who goes by the penname Erotkpoetlaureat, he has a webpage on aol. He has this way of weaving words that just leaves me spellbound. became my mentor for a while. I have a few favorites here at the poets place, but I won't name them cuz I wouldn't want anyone to feel slighted if their name didn't get mentioned

~ScorpianaX

 

 

Phenomenal Woman

~Maya Angelou

 

 

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.

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