Reynolds Professor of American Studies and renowned poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou recites a an original poem she crafted for the Lay My Burden Down Civil War Conference in Winston-Salem.
AMEN FOR THAT. I CAN'T BELIEVE I NEVER HEARD HER POEM. AS I'M BIG ON LIVING WITH SOME VERY INSPIRING QUOTES. ALL MY LIFE SUCH AN AMAZING WOMAN OH MY. THAT LAUGH TO POEM SO HIT HOME. 💕💯
A rainbow she still remains..a beautiful aura in each word she uttered, written and prophesied. surely "we are the possible and true wonder of the world only when we come to it" I am going to be a rainbow and I will remain a rainbow 😍😍
Rest in Peace. I thank God for allowing you to share your light for teaching, guiding all of us no matter where we come from. You were blind to different nationalities you were like a mother to many of us, regardless of what part of the world we came from. You are missed by many of your adopted sons, and daughters to this day may we keep your light burning for us and our children generation, after generation. You were one of my mentor I thank God for you. REST IN PEACE.
We, this people, on a small and lonely planet Traveling through casual space Past aloof stars, across the way of indifferent suns To a destination where all signs tell us It is possible and imperative that we learn A brave and startling truth And when we come to it To the day of peacemaking When we release our fingers From fists of hostility And allow the pure air to cool our palms When we come to it When the curtain falls on the minstrel show of hate And faces sooted with scorn are scrubbed clean When battlefields and coliseum No longer rake our unique and particular sons and daughters Up with the bruised and bloody grass To lie in identical plots in foreign soil When the rapacious storming of the churches The screaming racket in the temples have ceased When the pennants are waving gaily When the banners of the world tremble Stoutly in the good, clean breeze When we come to it When we let the rifles fall from our shoulders And children dress their dolls in flags of truce When land mines of death have been removed And the aged can walk into evenings of peace When religious ritual is not perfumed By the incense of burning flesh And childhood dreams are not kicked awake By nightmares of abuse When we come to it Then we will confess that not the Pyramids With their stones set in mysterious perfection Nor the Gardens of Babylon Hanging as eternal beauty In our collective memory Not the Grand Canyon Kindled into delicious color By Western sunsets Nor the Danube, flowing its blue soul into Europe Not the sacred peak of Mount Fuji Stretching to the Rising Sun Neither Father Amazon nor Mother Mississippi who, without favor, Nurture all creatures in the depths and on the shores These are not the only wonders of the world When we come to it We, this people, on this minuscule and kithless globe Who reach daily for the bomb, the blade and the dagger Yet who petition in the dark for tokens of peace We, this people on this mote of matter In whose mouths abide cankerous words Which challenge our very existence Yet out of those same mouths Come songs of such exquisite sweetness That the heart falters in its labor And the body is quieted into awe We, this people, on this small and drifting planet Whose hands can strike with such abandon That in a twinkling, life is sapped from the living Yet those same hands can touch with such healing, irresistible tenderness That the haughty neck is happy to bow And the proud back is glad to bend Out of such chaos, of such contradiction We learn that we are neither devils nor divines When we come to it We, this people, on this wayward, floating body Created on this earth, of this earth Have the power to fashion for this earth A climate where every man and every woman Can live freely without sanctimonious piety Without crippling fear When we come to it We must confess that we are the possible We are the miraculous, the true wonder of this world That is when, and only when We come to it. Maya Angelou
I Am Child Of God I Am Love ❤️ I Am Beautiful I Am Wonderful I Am Kind I Am In Peace I Am Smart I Am Sweet I Am Strong I Am Good Singer I Am Great Dancer I Am faithful I Am bold I Am Truthful I Am healthy/ heal
I love the story of how her Grandmother 'saw' her future.........intuition is being suppressed because thats how we can tell if a person is good or not.
They might not need me--and yet they might. I'll let my heart be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity. ~ Emily Dickinson I try to always keep this in mind... Being someone else's Rainbow cannot help but to cast a Rainbow in your own life as well. ~ Michael
And to think that Maya Angelou's America in 2022 now worships trained killers more than ever and calls them 'hero" and honors them above all others. Humans remain a very long way from her wonderful and heartfelt plea. Until there are no countries, no races, no religions and no militaries, there can be no future for humanity.
The absolute master of language and relentless belief in the common goodness of all people. Great as she was, though, the deep flaw of religion and worship of gods poisoned her like so many. No dreams of a united world can even be conceived while fights over gods persist. Just as the swords and daggers must be set aside, so too must the delusional and petty and ultimately useless devotions to gods and the wars in their names.
God, put a rainbow in the sky as a sign of the covenant between God and the earth. That He will not destroy the earth because of sin with water again, but, fire next time. That's in Genesis 9:13.
When an artist starts dropping names of politicians and organisations, its paining to endure and one cant help but wonder how much of their work has picked up the stain of rubbing shoulders with the establishment.
It takes a strong person to be able to be among the so called famous and important people in Society, and to not allow the circumstances or situations surrounding them to interfere with who they are and in what they believe. It can be done because once you identify with who's you are and who you are because of God, then you will arise above the identity of the world and "BE" who God Purposed you to be. It takes a Strong Will and a made up mind to remain in the "True God Give Identity " that has been assigned to you and only you. Jesus Christ was our example, for no matter what was said and done, He stayed Focused upon His call and His purpose even until His death and His Resurrection from the Dead. Know your Purpose and stick with it, for it is God Vision concerning you.
Maya Angelou 4 me has one of ...The MOST APPOINTED...poetic SOUNDs...N🌞W... 2 Have A “Courageous” sound of POETRY...I haven’t ever heard Anyone deliver “Words” with such Potent Thought as She Aged she Still have RISEN above!
Maya brings people to God in her own way. She helps you to see him in her life. How can you not love her? I could follow her around, i could sit by her feet and listen all the day long. I see rainbows differently. She puts so much positivity in everything. When I see a rainbow now, it will be Maya I will see. She is a phenomenal woman. She is a part of my collection of jewels that is in my sacred box.
Maya Angelou is my rainbow . This morning I was lead mysteriously to this video. She touched my heart and soul . I will begin my day a little stronger . It's amazing how it feels like she speaks to you as if she knows exactly what you need to hear.
Lucena Além How’s this You could write the night, but we will write the moon. If you put us in jail, we would jump over the walls and still write. If you would lodge an FIR against us, we are all set to write about the injustice we are suffering from. If you murder us, we will come as the ghosts and still write. We will write mentioning the proofs unveiling the murders you have committed. You may enjoy jokes sitting in the courts, But we will ink the walls, and roads about justice we need. We will speak loud enough so even hearing-impaired ones could hear us We will write clear enough so that blind ones could read it. You could symbolize the black rose, but we will write about the red rose you would oppress us on earth, in the afterlife the just will be done. We will remember everything. We will not forget it at all. The dearest friends of mine who you murdered with lathis (or sticks) & bullets; In the remembrance of them, we will keep our hearts broken-down. We will remember everything. We will remember it all. You will ink down lies, we know it well. May be with our blood, but plainly the truth will be written and published someday. By blocking public access to telephones, internet and other conveniences of communication in broad daylight; And then confining the entire city as prisoners in the cold night; Suddenly intrude in my home, and devastate my small life; Murdering my ‘darling child’ in the middle of the road; And then without bothering about anything that happened, you smiling in the bunch of people; We will remember it. We will remember it You talk sweet during the day; and then assuring in public that everything is at the place and under control with a stuttering tone. Oppressing and attacking the people at night, who are asking for their rights; Attacking us and blaming us for being the attackers, it all will be remembered I will carve these incidents of cruelty on my bones. You are asking me for the documents of my identity. I will surely provide your the proof of my existence (or identity.) This war will be fought till your last breath, and all shall be remembered It will also be remembered how you attempted to disunite (or split) the country. Our attempts & desire to reunite the country shall also be remembered. And whenever it is spoken about ‘Cowardice,’ your deeds shall be the ones to give examples of. And also whenever it will be spoken about the ways of life; Our names shall be mentioned. It will be mentioned that there were some people with strong motives, people whose principles were unbreakable even when they were tried to break with hammers. Some people didn’t give up and never got sold, as you are. Some people stood in impossible situations. Some people were alive even after hearing the news of their death. The eyes may forget to blink; The earth may forget to revolve at its right position; But the successful attempts of snatching our liberty; The echoes of oppressiveness shall always be kept in mind
Representing who are you representing when in front of others we become a legacy ones we are adults we used that legacy to create our life's words that were spoken into our soul what legacy are you creating on others to create or destroy one must choose. 👩
Even though Maya Angelou was mute when she was a child, her grandmother told her it didn't matter, that 'when you and the Good Lord get ready, you're gonna teach all over the world'. She was one of Maya's rainbows. Maya was a 28/10/1 life path Pioneer in numerology, here to heal her root (1st) chakra and create new safety on Earth. At 28, her life path turning point, she had her own show and album and was about to do her first film. WOW. They say 'good girls go to Heaven, bad girls go everywhere'. I know which side I'm gonna choose. I love Maya! Be someone's rainbow today, even your own...Be your own fairy godmother...Take yourself to happiness instead of waiting to be 'chosen'. That's an illusion that will see you waste your life in the shade. The more you speak up, the more life shows up. Love, Sarah and the 11:11 Angels
I Love You my sister, my mother of faith, my queen, my heart! I honor you in my soul, and keep going laughing of my sorrows, having proud of who I am, little by little relieving myself in expressing freedom in a world stucked in lies! ❤️
I Love ❤️ you Never Give Up Don’t Be Move What’s you See Don’t Be Move What You Hear We’re Gonna See Revival Thank You 🙏 Maya God Bless You Happy Tuesday everyone Have a blessed day You Are Not Alone God And Jesus Is With You You Are Loved ❤️💚🙏💕
Amen Hallelujah Amen 🙏 Glory To God Praise To God Stay safe and Strong 1 Love ❤️ 2 Joy 3 Peace ✌️ 4 Patient 5 Kindness 6 Goodness 7 Faithfulness 8 Gentleness 9 Self Control 10 Never Give Up
Tomorrow is Kind day Keep On Moving Farword Don’t Move Back God Have a plan for you like He have a plan for me We Are here for you praying 🙏 for you your family and friends
