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Phenomenal woman

Monday March 10, 2008 at 10:21PM

honey , wonder what you see in me
honey , wonder what you see in…

Phenomenal woman

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
; )

Maya Angelou

28 Comments / add your comment?

perle says:
...und ich freue mich wieder mit dir....wunderbar du phenomenale Frau...
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
mo **pro replies:
schön , sich zusammen freuen zu können ...
ich vermisse deinen rücken ;)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
perle replies:
...*lach* ich kriege das Bild nicht hin...war mit keiner Bearbeitung zufrieden....muss mir wohl was anderes überlegen....aber hab Dank nochmal...
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
mo **pro replies:
sag' bescheid wenn du mich brauchst
auch was die bildbearbeitung betrifft , ja ?
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
Sherry ~ Rebujito says:
I love her and you! you phenomenal woman!
XXXOOO
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
mo **pro replies:
her ? who ? the woman who wrote this
wonderful words , maybe ...
as for loving me ... it's a mutual thing -
lill' bitch ; )
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
Silje says:
Yes you are!!

And a phenomenal poem!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
mo **pro replies:
bow ... maybe in moments once in a while :)
but thanks and welcome 'sis !!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
Great says:
Isn't it just a pleonasm, like burning fire ?
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
mo **pro replies:
woo .. seems like you're not a fan or friend
of this poem - too bad ! i love it , and no - i
don't think its a repetition of the same . she's
telling about different facettes of a woman
( the phenomenal one , she or another one .. )
seen by different people
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
Great replies:
No, that was just to smile. I love it, it's very beautiful.
Et merci de nous faire découvrir Maya Angelou !
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
mo **pro replies:
de rien .. great - je l'ai pas connue avant non plus .
j'adore ce poèm et je suis très heureuse que c'est
la même avec toi . ici tu peux trouver plus de ces poèmes :
www.poetseers.org/contemporary_poets/maya_angelou_poems
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
franck says:
pheno-mo-nal woman...
**jr**
*oO** TITATV*
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
mo **pro replies:
je t'attends , honé ...
* vqtp *

**o°° MBTITA °
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
franck replies:
slowly !...... i tried to found some words who reflect the colours of my heart who shining for you.....pheno-MO-nal woman :)

you move like a candle flame
in a mysterious and sensual dance
A beautiful delicate beauty outside
and a strength that comes from inside

i'm in love with your beauty
"vertigo" powers of love arose in me
and i imagined a softly glowing moon light
by which i'd touch your beauty in the night

i see in your eyes
the doorway to your heart
the place where love resides
where passion is shared
where you give poetry from

your inner mystery
is your beauty
reflected in your soul

in these words from my heart
you are living like a work of art

*oO** TIMMTVMM*
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
k2hsharpe says:
we in the Anglo / American world
have spent far too many decades
confusing 'prettiness' with 'beauty'.

I was past 40 year old before I came to know
that prettiness is defined by a lack of faults
whereas beauty is found in it's imperfections.

Perhaps if I had read this poem years ago
I might not have wasted so much of my life
in the pursuit of prettiness?
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
mo **pro replies:
but now you know ... and it's wonderful
that you're sharing this with us - thanks
so much ! i love your words
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
MacKeypro replies:
but at least you found out, some never do :-)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
k2hsharpe replies:
true be·mo·re, MacKey,
I did find out, and I count myself fortunate.
But there is an aspect of woman-ness not touched on in this poem,
one just as neglected by most of us males.

I have not had a large number of friendships in life
but the majority of those I have had have been with women.
And most of these women have shared a characteristic that has in turns
frustrated me, annoyed me, intimidated me, delighted me
and drawn me helplessly to them.
This characteristic is one women often do not seem to overtly enjoy,
do not proclaim proudly to the world, or even to themselves.
And this poem seems to ignore it.

I am blessed that many of the women
that have touched my life
are really bloody intelligent.
Often far more so than me
(laughing)))
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
MacKeypro replies:
and this characteristic is? :-)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
mo **pro replies:
yes .. i'd love to know that too . what characteristic
are you talking about ?
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
k2hsharpe replies:
my 3rd paragraph gives it up MacKey, be·mo·re

your intelligence, a woman's intelligence
so different from a man's as to be almost alien to us,
easy for us to overlook, easy for us to pretend it doesn't exist.
This last is made even easier for us
by many women pretending it doesn't exist.
I love it that you women often see the world
so differently from us men.
It enriches my life to see it occasionally as a woman sees it

:))
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
the tomahawk kid says:
beautiful picture and beautiful words...
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
mo **pro replies:
thanks ian .. really glad you like them -
as i adore this poem . may i ask you
a favour ? please let me hear your thoughts
about the pic - let me know them and
let me read them written under the pic
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
MacKeypro says:
oh yes, Mo, i have read this indeed and it's a strong, powerful and empowering poem. i love it and i think every woman should read this and know it, feel it within themselves. the author is a strong woman and very admirable, i think. thank you for putting this up and yes, you are... we are phenomenal women :-D
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
mo **pro replies:
to find out about the beauty within oneself , the strength
and maybe being proud of it ... i didn't reach the point yet
( it's just for moments, sometimes ) , but i'm working on
it :D
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
twelvetwentynine says:
=D großartig
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )
mo **pro replies:
: ) finde ich auch ! das dazugehörige selfie auch
gesehen ? in groß , ähm größer / befindet sich
hier in der nachbarschaft ; )
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink / translate )

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