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
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perle says:
be **pro replies:
ich vermisse deinen rücken ;)
perle replies:
be **pro replies:
auch was die bildbearbeitung betrifft , ja ?
Sherry ~ Rebujitopro says:
XXXOOO
be **pro replies:
wonderful words , maybe ...
as for loving me ... it's a mutual thing -
lill' bitch ; )
Silje says:
And a phenomenal poem!!
be **pro replies:
but thanks and welcome 'sis !!
Great says:
be **pro replies:
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
Great replies:
Et merci de nous faire découvrir Maya Angelou !
be **pro replies:
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
franck *oO** says:
**jr**
*oO** TITATV*
be **pro replies:
* vqtp *
**o°° MBTITA °
franck *oO** replies:
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*
k2hsharpe says:
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?
be **pro replies:
that you're sharing this with us - thanks
so much ! i love your words
MacKeypro replies:
k2hsharpe replies:
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)))
MacKeypro replies:
be **pro replies:
are you talking about ?
k2hsharpe replies:
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
:))
the tomahawk kid says:
be **pro replies:
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
MacKeypro says:
be **pro replies:
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
twelvetwentynine says:
be **pro replies:
gesehen ? in groß , ähm größer / befindet sich
hier in der nachbarschaft ; )