Just in case you get this message Be sure to tell it to the sister Who’s down and out Who lost their way, Who no longer have hope
to my wife Vanessa A. Jenkins Sweet as honey That’s what you are to me And even more than words to say To have you near every night and d…
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
Just because you are young Doesn’t mean much to some But because you are black It means nothing! Somebody killed another child!
O Spirit within me Spirit of the poetry that’s free. Abide in me to write to the people… From my soul of what I truly came… O Spirit in my soul
one star so bright, shine, shine through the dark nigh… i love to see you shine so because i know how lovely you are
Nighttime love Daytime dreams while Afternoons delights us And the evening rolls on and on Until the next cycle
A SOCIAL COMMENTARY BLACK IS MY SKIN TAR BABY... SAMBO
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.
and they took up wings to fly. Please, don’t cry for me, You don’t need to shed a tear, Just put those tears in a bottle t… And let it sail to the nearest oce…
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.
in memory of the children of South… Freedom! Lifted out of the ashes and into a… A river of joy A river of peace.
for in memory of Gwendolyn Brooks You inspire me And touch my very soul Setting my heart and mind free Making poetry valued like gold.
Gloomy skies with dark clouds abov… Where rain was every where And I am here lying in bed Sleeping, slumbering into a dream Unknown journeys of twist and turn…