Insomniac by Maya Angelou There are some nights when sleep plays coy, aloof and disdainful. And all the wiles that I employ to win
The Detached by Maya Angelou We die, Welcoming Bluebeards to our darke Stranglers to our outstretched nec Stranglers, who neither care nor care to know that 1
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou Shadows on the wall Noises down the hall Life doesn’t frighten me at all Bad dogs barking loud Big ghosts in a cloud 5
Human Family by Maya Angelou I note the obvious differences in the human family. Some of us are serious, some thrive on comedy. Some declare their lives are lived 2 3
California Prodigal by Maya Angelou FOR DAVID P—B The eye follows, the land Slips upward, creases down, forms The gentle buttocks of a young Giant. In the nestle,
Awaking in New York by Maya Angelou Curtains forcing their will against the wind, children sleep, exchanging dreams with seraphim. The city
Remembrance by Maya Angelou Your hands easy weight, teasing the bees hived in my hair, your smile at th slope of my cheek. On the occasion, you press 2
Kin by Maya Angelou We were entwined in red rings Of blood and loneliness before The first snows fell Before muddy rivers seeded clouds Above a virgin forest, and
Touched by an Angel by Maya Angelou We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of lonelines until love leaves its high holy te and comes into our sight 2 3
Brian J. Nelson
over 3 yearsHave a listen to this musical setting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXVAcSAipGw