Monochrome Monday hosted by Aileni As it is very frosty and cold I am driving to work, shameful, yes, as its only 1.75 miles uphill down hill in nose to tail traffic. I park in the nearest car park, courtesy of the City Council, a perk of the job. Thank you very much. And this is what l see on my short walk from car park to work! silhouette of castle gate looking back over my shoulder where l have walked from the very ineffectual Millennium Bridge this is the entrance to the underpass, which takes us under the dual carriageway that separates the Castle from the city, the Museum and Cathedral this is the underpass decorated with old local industrial machinery and the Cursing Stone produced for the Millennium and inscribed with a centuries old curse it receives the wrath of locals as it is considered the cause of all our recent ills, Foot & mouth and the Floods the marble floor containing prominent local and Reiver's name the Whispering Wall, solid glass brick, come alive with...
Love those poems, they are for all women everywhere I think.
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ReplyDeleteThe first reminds me of Peggy Lee's Cause I'm a Woman W O M A N ...
Sax, I only just took down a piece about the Sisterhood yesterday - It will now post later next week - It is incredible how our minds converge, my pet. So sorry to hear about your darling - Grizz is still coughing like a life-long smoker and hubby and I are not even out of bed today!
ReplyDeleteThis bug seems to extend itself horribly, and I'm supposed to be going to Wembley on Sat to see my adored Stevie!!!
I'd suggest you put your feet up (between mopping your dahlink's brow) and chill with some herbal tea - The house can wait! Don't worry too much, and really hope to be organized and well enough to sort out a trip to see you once all this is past... Much love, and now breathe... xxx
...and typing one-fingered from the sick-bed is not good - 'Sax'! Sorry, Saz... Mwah!
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ReplyDeleteI'm very familiar with her poems. Very powerful. I think many of us can relate to the message. Always so much to do. We become worn out and, somehow, we must rejuvenate ourselves to continue on.
I agree with WONI, kick your feet up for a while. The work will wait. Trust me when I say, it will be there when you get back from your long deserved break. Do something for yourself, something to make you feel good. Do it more than once!
Take care of yourself...we are are all here for you! Hugs! Hugs! Hugs!
Hi Greetings:)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poems. Excellent tribute to the indomitable will of women who will rise in spite of the trials, tribulations and hardships imposed on them by society. One of the most envied roles they perform is as a Mother. A mother will do anything for her children. The sacrifices mothers make is something incomprehensible and beyond understanding.
I enjoyed the video also. Maya Angelou is an amazing lady. Many thanks for sharing.
Have a wonderful day:)
Joseph
This is what the interwebs are for.
ReplyDeleteI feel up lifted. Great post Saz.
Sara Ann, my pride in you knows no bounds, my love for you grows more than I ever thought possible,and to think 'twas I that made you. Remember this?
ReplyDeleteFor Sara:1958
The old house creaks, sluggishly,
Like most of its inhabitants it is well past its prime
though you are younger than spinning time.
The window of my tiny room is open
and the scent is of the sea, and grass cuttings and earth after summer rain.
I lie on my narrow bed and we talk.
We have each other, after all.
Thank you for bringing my attention to them. I had not heard them before. Very moving.
ReplyDeleteI love Maya Angelou - I first met her when I read her for the poetry section of my GCE English Literature - what a treat. Thank you for reminding me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for both poems. I didn't know of the first one. Both poignant and telling of women, of the burden some of our sisters have carried for centuries.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the first one, either, but I love it. So simplistic, yet it pretty much tells all our stories, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteALWAYS loved these poems. Just found your site and will be following. I am so glad I stumbled in here.
ReplyDeleteGreat summations, both of them. Nice choice, Sazfab.
ReplyDeletethose are fantastic poems. full of power and grace. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. I love Maya Angelou
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love Maya Angelou! I had the good fortune to hear her speak at a local university many years ago. Her voice just booms - bringing to life her incredible poetry.
ReplyDeleteMaya Angelou's poems are always an inspiration and, anytime I need a kick in the pants, I start reading them...I seem to need a kick more and more often these days!
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