A phenomenal woman she was in many ways <br />She continued to say yet still I rise <br />Then also knew why the caged bird sing <br />By the hint of the gleam in her eyes <br /> <br />A poet, author and a champion for change <br />Just a few of the many faces she wore <br />Fought many battles behind lifes scene <br />Her determination she had so bravely bore <br /> <br />Amidst the memory of dark and gloomy days <br />She sparkled like a diamond in the sun <br />Stood up for what she thought was right <br />When the race for equality had just begun <br /> <br />Touched by an Angel she was taken above <br />Left it all behind even those that she love <br />The million man march had not been in vain <br />An earthly story ends begins in Heaven again<br /><br />Patricia Grantham<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ode-to-maya-angelou/
