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Comment from kahpot
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This is a powerful poem, so much said in so few words, " Maya Angelou" sounds like a very determined woman, with strong beliefs, very well written and presented****kahpot

 Comment Written 31-May-2024


reply by the author on 31-May-2024
    Thank you very much~ I appreciate your excellent review. Have a wonderful weekend.

    Gypsy
Comment from shelley kaye
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nice one!! only three lines and 25 syllables - yet it speaks loudly hope and peace...
good imagery
smooth flow with line breaks and pause

thank you for sharing
shelley :)

 Comment Written 27-May-2024


reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    Thank you very much, Shelley

    Gypsy
Comment from Teri7
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Gypsy, This is a six star post in my eyes. If God be for us who can be against us. I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me. You used great words and the imagery goes well with your words. You had great notes also. Thank you so much for sharing. love and blessings, Teri

 Comment Written 27-May-2024


reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    Thank you very much, Teri. I appreciate the exceptional six stars review.

    Gypsy
Comment from RJ Heritage
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Very powerful words that are conveyed in such a small space. This format is so complimented by the fact of what or who the piem calls the mojotity.
Well done.
RJ

 Comment Written 27-May-2024


reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    Thank you very much, RJ

    Gypsy
reply by RJ Heritage on 27-May-2024
    You?re welcome
Comment from lyenochka
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Maya Angelou held on to that power of God's words of love and affirmation and wrote words to empower others. With God on our side, we can stand against all hate groups!

 Comment Written 27-May-2024


reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    I love maya angelou, she was my favorite poet... she's still is. I watched an interview she had with Oprah Winfrey, and she cried saying that, that she is a child of God and he love her. It makes me cry too.

    Thank you very much, big sister.

    Love
    Marival
Comment from Jumbo J
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Hi MariVal,
what a hard poem to review with blinkers on!

Everything within these three lines, your fourteen words, the twenty-five syllables slaps you in the face with such a stark reality of contrast.

I loved the way you tied your poem in with your notes and quote. I'm not going to get all political or comment on the content... it speaks volumes already... and it's turned up to the max.

So I'll just say... this is one powerful presentation MariVal... it has lasting echoes!

"I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it."-MA

"Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently."-MA

"I wish that we could look into each other's faces, in each other's eyes, and see our own selves. I hope that the children have not been so scarred by their upbringing that they only think fear when they see someone else who looks separate from them."-MA

And my favorite...
"You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise."---Maya Angelou.

With our thoughts we create...
the decency of respect for all life.

Warmest regards,
James.

 Comment Written 26-May-2024


reply by the author on 27-May-2024
    Thank you very much, James (*÷*). I love maya, she is my favorite poet and activist. I met her in person in Stockton, California, where her mother lived. She was as lovely and graceful in person as she is on screen. Have you listened to her read her poem, A Phenomenal Woman?

    Great quotes, thank you.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Con cariņo

    MariVal

    Gypsy