Category: Poetry

Black History Month Meditation 2: Langston Hughes 

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Slowly I study the man
Delighting in imagery
Phrases bending to his will
And the flow of his heart

Slowly gazing into the soul of
Of a poet’s ghost
Tendrils of dreams
Glimmering in morning dew
Fading at the touch
Of my privilege

A Remembrance: Mary Tyler Moore 

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Awoke with a song,
Mary Tyler Moore’s theme.
Quirky, jaunty and cheerful,
With a tinge of sadness.
A bright point in my youth,
Faded into night.

Such is the way of things;
Joy blends with sorrow/
This complex dish,
Life.

Black History Month Meditation 1: Langston Hughes

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​Reading Langston Hughes 

And about his vocational drifting 

I have a thing for the wanderer 

My own career meanders 

Weaving back and forth 

Across green fertile fields 

Vibrancy within each step 

I’m spending Black History Month exploring black ports and their great works. Langston Hughes came to mind first. I’m also thinking of Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison. Do you have ideas? I’d love to hear about up-and-coming poets.