I love Maya Angelou's poems...they are so eloquent and true to life. Here's one of my favorites:
Touched by an Angel
We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.
Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.
We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.
Maya Angelou
7 comments:
That's a touching poem about love.
i loved this one. its philospohical without appearing to be so, does that make sense? :P
cheers
Yes, spicymist...you're right.There's a tinge of philosophy, but love transcends it.
hi indranee
it touches
"And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free "
hi indranee!yeah thats really nice poem--i like this--
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls..
take care dear!
Thank you harmony! Yes, those are my favorite lines too:)
Wow , a touching poem!
I think somehow there is a connection between un selfish love and philosophy.
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