Just in case you get this message Be sure to tell it to the sister Who’s down and out Who’s lost their way, Who no longer have hope

My eyes are still open, The mind still alert, My body’s sluggish feeling like di… But yet I am up tonight this time… There are so many dreams to dream

In your eyes I see a different light Maybe another you Perhaps something about you I see a certain you

To Nikki Giovanni Poetry and rhyme And reason At any season You’re the mother of words

and they took up wings to fly. Please, don’t cry for me, You don’t need to shed a tear, Just put those tears in a bottle t… And let it sail to the nearest oce…

No matter the distance Between us in miles, No matter the lifespan, Spread all the while. No matter the challenges,

Just when the day wanes longer, Legs and body not get any strengt… Memory short and not clear, Times of ending days near. Hair turns from gray to white,

in memory of Lisa 'Left Eye’ Lop… In hopes that your sleep Will be the best ever A sleep that’s eternal In hopes your soul be at rest.

The March winds blow As we take a breath From winter’s spell And I was told Like a lion it roars

dark skin tall girl beauty like a black queen no matter where u come from no matter where or who u are

The soul of Jazz Where Jazz is soul And the soul of Jazz is within Bringing back the days old Where Jazz was Jazz andJazz was…

Life goes on The mistakes are gone Times of remembrance are past The clock ticks on and on. I was born, I lived, I die,