I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS...
I spent some time this weekend reading about Maya Angelou. What an example of perseverance and becoming a better version of one's self.
All that I listened to were in awe of her very essence. She morphed from a life filled with pain to a truly beautiful human being. She makes me want to try harder to be more gentle and forgiving and less self-serving!
I Know why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
and floats downstream till the current ends
and dips his wing in the orange suns rays and dares to claim the sky.
But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage
can seldom see through his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings with a fearful trill
of things unknown but longed for still
and his tune is heard on the distant hill
for the caged bird sings of freedom.
The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn and he names the sky his own.
But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird sings with a fearful trill
of things unknown but longed for still
and his tune is heard on the distant hill
for the caged bird sings of freedom.”
Still I Rise
Maya Angelou
Her words and her example will live on...
"Become somebody's rainbow in the clouds"
Have a beautiful and blessed Sunday
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