Poems by Maya Angelu

Extraordinary Man

I know of an extraordinary compassionate man
Who lives and believes in doing all that he can.
For I know others who have met him will concur
I am honored to know this man as my father.
He is strong yet gentle with an impressible drive
In him I find virtues for which I strive.
He has fought battles and at times had to make a sacrifice
Of which I know he would never think twice.
He carries a spirit within him that cannot be ignored
This spirit from heaven God's precious reward.
He maintains with wondrous art
Perpetual love and kindness in his heart.
Like the oysters that beautify and protect the pearls,
He enriches and preserves the lives of his girls.
And in looking back on all the years of my life
He has always expressed love to my mother, his wife.
And with that there is nothing more to add
Because all the love he's shared makes me very glad.
So the greatest man that I have ever known
Is the father I am proud to call my own.


I love my family so much.

To be apart of a family like mine
is so divine
where love is shown
hurt is shared
our love for each other is never impaired

we talk
we laugh
we cry

but we are a family
and we do it all together
for as a family
we do it all as one

you hurt one
you hurt all
and as a family unit
we will all stand tall

for we are family
a family full of strength
a family full of love
a family no one can touch
that, s why I love my family so much.