to Tice, Sherry, Pat, Simone, Ma… Girls to the end No matter what No matter how, We are sisters to the very end

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

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.

My eyes are still open, The mind still alert, My body’s sluggish feeling like di… But yet I am up tonight this time… There are so many dreams to dream

in memory of the children of South… Freedom! Lifted out of the ashes and into a… A river of joy A river of peace.

I am not pretty I am not fat, I am not tall enough, Too short, To thin,

I am trippin’ off of you And the things that you do, And the way you talk, The way you talk, Baby it’s such a delight

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

We live moment by moment Time after time, Allotted to us one day after day Until you’ll surely find Time slipping away slowly

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

Just when the day wanes longer, Legs and body not get any strengt… Memory short and not clear, Times of ending days near. Hair turns from gray to white,

The night train moves Quickly in the night’s air And the noise from the train Keeps a steady beat lugging home. I gotten a buzz of inspiration

(to Starry) Up Above I see You shining brightly,