inauguration

inauguration

obama is coming
he comes
and he comes

we will cry
we will shout
we will thank God with joy
and now we will pray

chanting, “yes we can”
i said “proud to be a beautiful American”
cos there is hope in my soul
that my country, my people will be fresh and new

with Obama, i have faith
he would change the world
and learn from mistakes and great things
as we join him and his beautiful family

on an inauguration day

“welcome to The White House!
welcome to your new home!”
~
©2009 Kai C

LEARNING

Illumination arrived.
Unexpectedly and quite by surprise,
With no more intention than the sun has
Each day as it brings light to the dark places of the earth.

The light came.
Without the trouble of formal introductions,
Without fanfare or trumpets to herald its arrival
Nor the pulling back of curtains to announce its presence on stage.

The darkness departed.
And with it, the willingness to know less.
In its place, two things…knowledge and fear;
The fear a manifestation of all the new knowledge required.

The night evaporated.
Allowing the dawning sun to vanquish the fear
Creating space for the new knowledge to take root
Encouraging exploration and internalization of the new knowledge.

The spirit bloomed.


© Sharon J. All Rights Reserved 2008

One Question for those who grace us with their presence...

How many of you are published authors or considering publication? We have visited a few blogs where books are up for sale (we will add an asterisk or something to support our published authors) and we are quite impressed.

We only ask because we had NO idea when we came up with this blog concept that we would attract such talent! We continue to visit blogs and invite "writers" who blog to join us and encourage our readers to do the same. We simply want to take this moment to say THANK YOU ALL for gracing our humble blog with your immense talents. This is our twenty seventh post in a mere seventeen days. Wow! Thank you for the enthusiasm and support.

*click on image for source.

Li'l Shot of Inspiration:-)

Here's a bit more inspiration to add to Sistah Angelia's post yesterday:

Black Male Appreciation - a great blog!

Writer's Book of Hope - a great book;-)

*click on image for its source - which is a motivating blog for tri-athletes :-)

CAP "sings" her Favorite Love "song"

Only a Brother Can

Nobody can reward a strong, patient sistah like her man can.

Only a Brother can…
…walk that proud bounce on his toes strut as if he’s about to leap into the heavens (or is he already walking there?)

Only a Brother can…
…wink & smile that smile only for you that no one else noticed
but you suddenly feel as if he gently grazed his fingertips all over you body and you’re tingling & smiling all over yourself as if you were caught in a surprise Spring rain shower and it’s …. S-uh-oo refreshing.

Only a Brother can…
…enter a room and suddenly transform the décor AND the lighting.

Only a Brother can…
…pluck you from a crowd like a flower simply by locking his beautifully intense eyes onto yours.

Only a Brother can…
…touch you without touching you with his powerful presence.
….breathe his warm chocolate breath down your neck & cause you to melt into a completely relaxed state.
…touch you feather lightly with those wonderfully strong hands from your toes to your nose & deeply into your soul.
….explore your mind, body AND soul ever so carefully and gently as if putting together an intricately fragile puzzle.
…awaken you from a DEEP love-he-induced slumber with strokes so pleasing you smile and murmur, “Good mornin’
…it must be mornin’ cuz I feel like singin’ Halleluyah!!”

© by C.A. Paige 1998

* would love to give credit for that image - but it was cut out of a magazine. If you know the photographer or better still the model - please leave info in comments. Until then it's borrowed from an unknown source.

Let Us Clear Our Throats...

Sojourner G sent an email inquiry about what this BD is all about, which we greatly appreciate! His simple message helped us to realize that clarity is needed. BD is comprised of a smattering of friends who enjoy creativity, specifically music and fiction. We also appreciate poetry and expository, exploratory writings. We got tired of searching the blog-net for good reads. So, we would like to bring great reads together in one location for 'one-stop-shopping'. Multiple voices under one blog-roof would tear the house down in total harmony! Cool, write?

What U see is not a test we're rockin' to the beat!
When u send us a note we'll gladly move our feet...
And invite U to our Authors list then U can say Hello!
Much better than this silly rhyme - now, we are out the do':-)

*click image for source.