Nikki Giovanni Beautiful Poems
- 1. The Laws Of Motion
The laws of science teach us a pound of gold weighs as
much as a pound of flour though if dropped from any
undetermined height in their natural state one would
reach bottom and one would fly away
... - 2. Walking Down Park
walking down park
amsterdam
or columbus do you ever stop
to think what it looked like
... - 3. For Saundra
I wanted to write
a poem
that rhymes
but revolution doesn't lend
... - 4. Ego Tripping
I was born in the congo
I walked to the fertile crescent and built
the sphinx
I designed a pyramid so tough that a star
... - 5. Beautiful Black Men
(With compliments and apologies to all not mentioned by name)
i wanta say just gotta say something
bout those beautiful beautiful beautiful outasight
... - 6. Mothers
the last time i was home
to see my mother we kissed
exchanged pleasantries
and unpleasantries pulled a warm
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