Brother, Lover, Poet, Freelance writer, Son,

Monday’s child raised up in the mo… Away to school for another day. Tuesday child makes ready for anot… Making the best of what that may c… Wednesday’s child in the middle of

one star so bright, shine, shine through the dark nigh… i love to see you shine so because i know how lovely you are

Come fly with me To the moon, To the stars shinning at night, Come fly with me Baby fly with me

a social commentary Among the vast of the sea and land Where a nation is born, Where a nation arises from the ash… Upon other large shoulders.

I sing a morning song That the robins do sing. I sing a morning song That you hear the church bells rin… I sing a morning song

Hate in the land Making my people die A death not naturally but with a b… And you want to know why? Because of the unrest around us.

No matter the distance Between us in miles, No matter the lifespan, Spread all the while. No matter the challenges,

Summer rain— Falling from the skies, Summer rain— Pouring on my window pane, Summer rain—

Because I care Enough to say enough, Even though times are so rough As society tries to bring me As society tries to bury me

A SOCIAL COMMENTARY BLACK IS MY SKIN TAR BABY... SAMBO

Soothe me Groove me Making my nature rise Even in four-part harmony, As the music rocks me to sleep,

To Nikki Giovanni Poetry and rhyme And reason At any season You’re the mother of words

in memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Lut… And he looked over the mountain to… He told us that he may not get the… But putting everything in God’s h… What will yet to come.