I've got the children to tend The clothes to mend The floor to mop The food to shop Then the chicken to fry The baby to dry I got company to feed The garden to weed I've got shirts to press The tots to dress The cane to be cut I gotta clean up this … Continue reading Woman Work by Maya Angelou
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 … Continue reading Still I Rise by 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 … Continue reading Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust; this is the fate promised to all men and Maya Angelou has certainly, now preceded us to partake in this rite of the dead. She died at the age of 86 and the world awoke on May 28, 2014 to a very sad news indeed. Maya Angelou was probably … Continue reading Death of a Literary Giant – Maya Angelou – at 86
via Painful and rapid spread of new virus in Caribbean - Yahoo News. SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic (AP) — They suffer searing headaches, a burning fever and so much pain in their joints they can barely walk or use their hands. It's like having a terrible flu combined with an abrupt case of arthritis. Hospitals … Continue reading Painful and rapid spread of new virus in Caribbean – Chikungunya mosquito virus
When there is an issue that millions of people can relate to, it is worth fighting for; for the right to be done. The Pentagon said Tuesday that the military would review controversial grooming policies that led some to accuse the Army of racial bias. Grooming guidelines released in late March, known as Army Regulation 670-1, … Continue reading Pentagon: Army to review controversial ban on twists, other natural black hairstyles
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe Negril, she is like a poison Slowly strangling my marriage, to Kingston; Her curves and twist, Like a belly dancers invitation; She lures me, Into her waiting embrace and succulent kisses. Negril, she is like a cobra’s venom Deadly; Whispering future promises, To … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Negril
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, Denise N. Fyffe Hurricane Sandy blew very strong Kicked up her skirts Backed slapped Jamaica with her right hand; Sandy trampled across the Pedro Keys, tapping her heels as she sashayed across the Caribbean Sea; She whipped up the waves onto the Caribbean Terrace back streets, She moved … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Hurricane Sandy (Dance Sandy dance)
By: Denise N. Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, defy, Denise N. Fyffe I’ma just remind you that I’m still here Because you don’t see my words Doesn’t mean The words aren’t rattling here, In my mind I ain’t resigned They still linger They are still divine; They still clammer for the tip of my pen They … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Denying self
By: Denise defy Fyffe. Copyright © 2012, defy, Denise N. Fyffe I see your face up in the clouds Your laughter ringing out loud I know you lived with no regrets You are, what I want to be That love that keeps giving; I see your smile in my mind That memory, passes through me, … Continue reading Jamaican Poetry: Bye bye dear
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