(4 April 1928)

poet Maya Angelou
#3 on top 500 poets
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A Conceit

Give me your hand

Make room for me
to lead and follow
you
beyond this rage of poetry.

Let others have
the privacy of
touching words
and love of loss
of love.

For me
Give me your hand.

Submitted: Friday, January 03, 2003


Read poems about / on: poetry, loss, love

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  • Rajnish Manga (8/30/2012 4:07:00 AM)

    The mysticism of the poem reverberates in the reader's consciousness while the poet wants to rise higher hand in hand with supreme being. Simple but powerful poem.

    10 person liked.
    		6 person did not like.
  • Cherret Leakey (8/20/2012 8:02:00 AM)

    Great work....tht's why i admire you.

    10 person liked.
    		5 person did not like.
  • Edward Kofi Louis (2/28/2012 6:27:00 AM)

    Great piece of work with the muse of love.

    E.K.L.

    22 person liked.
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  • Ramesh Rai (2/21/2012 6:47:00 AM)

    Within a short and simple word, love has been defined. Brilliant

    18 person liked.
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  • Theodora Onken (12/31/2011 10:42:00 PM)

    Brillant write...just as all of hers are...
    I admire her so.
    Theo

    18 person liked.
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  • John Marino (8/6/2011 2:36:00 PM)

    A rejected Hallmark card

    21 person liked.
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  • Mae Catherine Godhigh (8/4/2011 11:22:00 AM)

    A gentle but powerful read. It is all things Maya!

    15 person liked.
    		7 person did not like.
  • Mohammad Akmal Nazir (7/3/2011 4:58:00 AM)

    This is real poetry. Poetry is nothing before the person whose hand she wants to hold for all her feelings belong to him then what is left for the poetry? Great poem.

    16 person liked.
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  • Shyla Cureton (7/2/2011 11:08:00 AM)

    Awesomely Spoken and written Ms. Angleou,
    I love the script of words used on a former sitcom you were on.... You said that to write is not to impress, but instead to be happy with yourself and with what you write is more important This is helping me. Thank You...I as well have liked your acting that I have seen. And you have captured the hearts of many.. You are such a Blessed Woman, Indeed.

    16 person liked.
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  • Add'em Up (1/19/2010 4:43:00 PM)

    Life is going to be what you percieve it to be, like this poem, debate and figure out things for you to understand, however negative or positive is YOUR choice.
    I believe she is expressing a togetherness/temwork to go pass and get forward to life living.

    15 person liked.
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