Category Archives: Poems

The tide rises, the tide falls,  The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;  Along the sea-sands damp and brown  The traveller hastens toward the town,        And the tide rises, the tide falls.  Darkness settles on roofs and walls,  But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls;  The little waves, with their soft, white hands,  EffaceContinue reading “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls”

The power of the black woman is vast because her beauty is strength, endurance, and love.It is not only a beauty of outwardly measure;It is a feeling of profound stillness.Her eyes show the depth of what she has triumphed over.Her skin is her glory.Her natural hair is her crown.Her experiences are etched through time.When sheContinue reading “MAJESTY”

You could travel up the Blue Nilewith your finger, tracing the routewhile Mrs Tilscher chanted the scenery.Tana. Ethiopia. Khartoum. Aswân.That for an hour, then a skittle of milkand the chalky Pyramids rubbed into dust.A window opened with a long pole.The laugh of a bell swung by a running child. This was better than home. EnthrallingContinue reading “In Mrs Tilscher’s Class”

The school bell rings, we go inside, Our teacher isn’t there. “Maybe she’s sick!” her pet cries out. Yeah, right. As if I’d care. * I have a D in Language Arts, My grade in math’s the same. And now my teacher might be sick. Could be I’m part to blame. * She doesn’t likeContinue reading “Mrs. Stein”

Education without knowledge and wisdom,  Is like someone cooking a delicious pot of soup; Without putting in the necessary ingredients. * The university will only give you an insight,  But true test of knowledge is developed;  Through your constant interaction with books. * Wisdom is gotten over many years of dedicated studies,   And those whoContinue reading “Values In Knowledge And Wisdom”

:)+(: I came to the crowd seeking friendsI came to the crowd seeking loveI came to the crowd for understanding I found you I came to the crowd to weepI came to the crowd to laugh You dried my tearsYou shared my happiness I went from the crowd seeking youI went from the crowd seekingContinue reading “You Came, Too”

If a lemonKissed a beetIs it sourOr is it sweet If a bearGivesA hugWill it turnInto a rug And then there’s meAnd there is youI do sometimes wonderWhat will we do :)?(: Written By Nikki Giovanni

We are not loversbecause of the lovewe makebut the lovewe haveWe are not friendsbecause of the laughswe spendbut the tearswe save I don’t want to be near youfor the thoughts we sharebut the words we never haveto speakI will never miss youbecause of what we dobut what we aretogether :)(: Written By Nikki Giovanni

🙂 (: Don’t tell me the cat ate your math sheet, And your spelling words went down the drain, And you couldn’t decipher your homework, Because it was soaked in the rain. * Don’t tell me you slaved for hours On the project that’s due today, And you would have had it finished If yourContinue reading “A Teacher’s Lament”

For some, it is a privilege  For others, it’s a right  The difference between darkness  And a bright future * Some will think a burden  Where others see a gift The key to moving forward  And to give your life a lift If school is not your calling  Look beyond its doors  The world canContinue reading “Education”