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Topic: The Caged Bird Sings No More
kc0003 Joined Fri 05/11/07 Posts: 26382	Wed 05/28/14 02:24 PM Edited by kc0003 on Wed 05/28/14 02:32 PM
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

2KidsMom Joined Tue 09/30/08 Posts: 58206	Wed 05/28/14 02:33 PM Edited by 2KidsMom on Wed 05/28/14 02:34 PM
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

Unknow Joined Mon 11/05/07 Posts: 64077	Wed 05/28/14 02:40 PM
Beautiful~

realcarebear Joined Sat 12/07/13 Posts: 6876	Wed 05/28/14 03:23 PM Edited by realcarebear on Wed 05/28/14 03:38 PM
Very nice poem honoring such a beautiful soul! Thanks for sharing, KC.

soufiehere Joined Sat 10/24/09 Posts: 45395	Wed 05/28/14 03:34 PM
Nicely done :-)

BrandNewJourney Joined Tue 02/25/14 Posts: 6055	Wed 05/28/14 03:39 PM
Beautiful

Leigh2154 Joined Sun 10/02/11 Posts: 16479	Wed 05/28/14 03:58 PM
She understood...Such a beautiful tribute (((((( Kevin ))))))...

kc0003 Joined Fri 05/11/07 Posts: 26382	Wed 05/28/14 05:40 PM
thanks everyone...

mig25 Joined Sun 08/10/08 Posts: 1537	Wed 05/28/14 07:49 PM
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.

kc0003 Joined Fri 05/11/07 Posts: 26382	Wed 05/28/14 08:12 PM
I'm sure it was mig...

tommyboy1101 Joined Sat 11/24/12 Posts: 1352	Thu 05/29/14 01:47 AM Edited by tommyboy1101 on Thu 05/29/14 01:47 AM
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 " ===

kc0003 Joined Fri 05/11/07 Posts: 26382	Thu 05/29/14 07:11 AM
thank you for taking the time...

TNBramble Joined Thu 05/29/14 Posts: 24	Thu 05/29/14 08:15 PM
Lovely Lovely Work!

kc0003 Joined Fri 05/11/07 Posts: 26382	Thu 05/29/14 08:52 PM
thank you...

kc0003 Joined Fri 05/11/07 Posts: 26382	Thu 05/29/14 09:08 PM


AkitaWhite Joined Wed 08/07/13 Posts: 92	Fri 05/30/14 06:26 AM
Lovely!

MariahsFantasy Joined Mon 11/28/11 Posts: 6593	Thu 06/12/14 12:28 PM
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.

funkyfranky Joined Tue 05/01/12 Posts: 5966	Thu 06/12/14 12:53 PM
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.

Ainjel Joined Sat 01/24/09 Posts: 3610	Sun 06/15/14 03:56 PM
..Beautiful..

Cutiepieforyou Joined Wed 10/17/07 Posts: 43085	Sun 06/15/14 04:39 PM
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...