THANK YOU MAYA ANGELOU


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Intense,
Rhythmic, 
Ah, elegant,
Fully resonant her voice.

Her creations
Perhaps not for the eyes
But for the ears only.

From deep within the caverns of her soul,
Her carefully-chosen words
Put bow to those Godly strings
Harmonically vibrating like a cello. 

Sounds, yes music, we shall miss,
Yet etched forever 
Deep within our own poetic souls.

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