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brightsmile003B 84F
585 posts
1/31/2018 6:46 pm
For All of the women of SFF.


I was fortunate to hear this poem recently and I loved it and thought all of the women here could relate to it. I hope that you enjoy it.....I did.

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 they 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 of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
Maya Angelou


butterfly21 74F
205 posts
1/31/2018 7:22 pm

Thank you Bright, I enjoyed reading this poem, I love it and agree 1000% and hope every woman feels this wonderful.


MrsJoe 76F
17308 posts
1/31/2018 7:35 pm

Glad to see you...... good read.

Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.


frenchsalsa2 77F
7809 posts
1/31/2018 8:16 pm

Thank you, Bright.... fantastic!!


Rocketship 79F
18531 posts
1/31/2018 10:21 pm

^5 Brightsmile!!!

Maya Angelou was certainly a woman of great depth and talent!! Thanks for sharing her poetry with us!!


sparkleflit 76F
10271 posts
1/31/2018 10:28 pm


Katie_au_lait 78F
7026 posts
2/1/2018 2:25 am

I love this poem too, she really was a Phenomenal Woman!

If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.
Maya Angelou


brightsmile003B 84F

2/1/2018 6:36 am

    Quoting butterfly21:
    Thank you Bright, I enjoyed reading this poem, I love it and agree 1000% and hope every woman feels this wonderful.
Hello Butterfly..........I am glad that you liked it. I hope that every woman on SFF feels this way also but sometime we need a reminder and I thought this would be good for that.


brightsmile003B 84F

2/1/2018 6:39 am

    Quoting MrsJoe:
    Glad to see you...... good read.
Hello MrsJoe....good to see you as well and hope that you and MrJoe are doing well.Glad you enjoyed the poem.


brightsmile003B 84F

2/1/2018 6:40 am

    Quoting  :

Hello Deborahsu and I am happy that you enjoyed the poem.


brightsmile003B 84F

2/1/2018 6:42 am

Hello Frenchsalsa............Good to see you and glad you liked the poem.


brightsmile003B 84F

2/1/2018 6:44 am

    Quoting  :

Hello Rubi ...Glad you stopped by and happy you enjoyed the poem.


brightsmile003B 84F

2/1/2018 6:51 am

    Quoting Rocketship:
    ^5 Brightsmile!!!

    Maya Angelou was certainly a woman of great depth and talent!! Thanks for sharing her poetry with us!!

Hello Rocket ....Hugs....Yes she was a very talented lady and I have read a lot of her books. I was very impressed with this poem and thought the women here as well as myself could find meaning in this and feel good about who we are.


brightsmile003B 84F

2/1/2018 6:53 am

Hello Sparkleflit....Good to see you and thanks for your input.


brightsmile003B 84F

2/1/2018 6:59 am

    Quoting Katie_au_lait:
    I love this poem too, she really was a Phenomenal Woman!

    If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.
    Maya Angelou

Hello Katie.............Thanks for your response........yes she was and so are you and I am too.

I also agree with the...".If we lose love and respect for each other this is how we finally die"


starwomyn 70F
8871 posts
2/1/2018 7:41 am

Insightful Read

Abracadabra


brightsmile003B 84F

2/1/2018 7:53 am

Thanks Starwomyn.........I hope that you enjoyed it.


brightsmile003B 84F

2/1/2018 2:57 pm

    Quoting  :

Hi Middleprong.....Thanks for stopping by and responding.


GLUMO 88F
9730 posts
2/1/2018 7:18 pm

We, women are so special...


Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)


brightsmile003B 84F

2/2/2018 7:29 am

    Quoting GLUMO:
    We, women are so special...
Hello Glumo.............I agree with you we women are and I enjoy being a woman.


brightsmile003B 84F

2/2/2018 7:40 am

    Quoting  :

Hello MsEd.....So glad to see you. I have read a lot of her books but never had read any of her poems. I saw her read one of her poems at Clinton's Inauguration and it was good but I was looking at a movie the other day "Beauty Shop" and this actress recited part of " Phenomenal Woman" and I was blown away. I went looking for that poem and thought all women should see it.......so I brought it here.


0048FORD00 75M
79 posts
2/13/2018 9:05 pm

Brightsmile...may the world be brighter because of this blog.


brightsmile003B 84F

2/14/2018 11:13 am

    Quoting 0048FORD00:
    Brightsmile...may the world be brighter because of this blog.
Hello Ford......I certainly hope so and thank you for your response.