Hey Shine Sistahs!! You make me shine!! I am always so inspired by you and so I am setting this up so that we can keep "talking" as the phenomenal women that we are!! Not only that but the world of blogs is new to me and there is something I really like about it! I like that the exchange of ideas and inner thoughts that keep me present and thinking about who I am as a woman, without all of the "roles" I am as defined by soceity. That is who I am when I am with you and so I want to be with you more!! Each week I will post something for us to respond to and we will see where the path of shining light takes us next!! I start us out with a poem by Maya....
PHENOMENAL WOMAN
by, Maya Angelou
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 the 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 for my care.
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
Can't you just hear her voice??
