BOBBI HUMPHREY: News

YEARS I SAT UNDER THE COTTON TREE.

A PARADISE PRAYER FOR YOU AND ME.

A COOL SAVANNAH BREEZE TOUCHES MY FACE.

LOVE SHOULD BE THIS WAY.

ST.ANNS HILLS MACO ANOTHER LOVER'S PLEA.

SOMEWHERE AT THE CROSSROADS OF SOUL,TABANCA, AND DREAMS,
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU.

SOMEWHERE AT THE CROSSROADS OF PASSION, MEMORY, AND SAFEPORT,
THIS LOVE WILL COME FULL CIRCLE.

FINALLY, YOU AND ME.

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(Trinidad,West Indies)

SOME KNOW THE TRUE PRIZE IS TO SURVIVE.

OF ALL THINGS WON,
THE GREATEST IS TO CLAIM DAWN.

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IF SUMMER COMES
WILL WE FIND THE WARMTH AGAIN?

IF SUMMER COMES
WILL LOST LOVE BE LIVING THEN?

IF SUMMER COMES
CAN WE FORGET WINTER'S TEARS?

IF SUMMER COMES
LET'S LOVE FOR ALL THE YEARS.

FOR THE SEASONS OF OUR LIVES
ARE BUT LESSONS TAUGHT TWICE.

SO IF SUMMER COMES
LET'S LOVE ON AND ON.

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DADDY,PLEASE DON'T GO!
OH,I LOVE YOU SO.

YES, THESE ARE REAL TEARS IN MY EYES.
AND YEARS FROM NOW I'LL STILL ASK "WHY" ?

AND WHAT IF I PROMISED TO CRY FOREVER? WOULD THAT KEEP YOU HERE?

WHEN YOUR BABY CRIED YOU WERE ALWAYS NEAR.

OH, I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT LEAVING.

ME THINKING ABOUT SURVIVING.
PLEASE TELL ME OUR GOD WAS JUST TEASING.

COULD FATE THIS ONCE BE COMPROMISING?

BUT I WILL ALWAYS FEEL OUR LOVE.

OH,DADDY,YOU MUST KNOW, I LOVE YOU SO.

I WILL FEEL YOU AS MIST AS I SAIL UPON THE SEAS.

I WILL SEE ALL THE COLORS OF YOU IN AUTUMN LEAVES.

I WILL FEEL YOU AS A SUMMER BREEZE GENTLY TOUCHING MY FACE.

AND I WILL FEEL ALL THE WARMTH OF YOU, AS WINTER COMES MY WAY.

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HAVE YOU JUMPED A SEAWAVE AT DAWN?

FELT THE JOY OF MORNINGDEWED TOES AT MORN?

HAVE YOU DANCED IN THE ROAD AT FIVE?

HAVE YOU CELEBRATED WITH BIRDS SO ALIVE?

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CRITICISM WITHOUT CONTRIBUTION IS BOTH COUNTLESS AND CRUEL.

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WAS THE WATERMELON SWEET?

DID YOU HAVE AMBROSIA AND TEA?

WAS THE BAR B QUE FINE?

WERE YOU AS COOL AS DARK WINE?

WAS THE LEMONADE TART?

DID YOU PAINT YOUR LIFE AS ART?

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LIVE AN AUTHENIC, FEARLESS, AND BOUNDLESS LIFE.

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AT THE CROSSROAD OF THE SOUL,

THE PAST IS BEGGING, THE FUTURE BECKONING.

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I LONG FOR A LOVE

SO DEEP INSIDE OF YOU,

INSIDE OF ME.

KISSES.MANGO SWEET.

PASSIONS. PARADISE COMPLETE.

TRUTH SO REAL IN OUR EYES,

WE BOTH CRIED.

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HAVE YOU JUMPED A SEAWAVE AT DAWN?

FELT THE JOY OF MORNINGDEWED TOES AT MORN?

HAVE YOU DANCED IN THE ROAD AT FIVE?

HAVE YOU CELEBRATED WITH BIRDS SO ALIVE?

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THERE IS A RAGING RIVER.

RAGING, ROARING, ROLLING,DEEP WITHIN MY SOUL.

TREACHEROUS CURRENTS ,CHURNING

THREATENING TO TAKE HOLD.

AND I SOMETIMES PONDER, AS BLACK TEARS STREAM.

A TWO A.M. ALERT.

THE DROWNING OF BLACK DREAMS.

BROTHERS MORE THAN QUALIFIED,CONSTANTLY DENIED.

SISTERS TRYING TO MAKE A WAY.

TO GET THE BABIES THROUGH ONE MORE DAY.

THERE IS R RAGING RIVER.

ROARING, ROLLING.

DEEP WITHIN MY SOUL.

THE WARRIOR SPIRIT AWAKENED AS THE RIVER FLOWED.

WITH A STREAM OF ENLIGHTENMENT,

WITH A TIDE OF DETERMINATION.

I JOINED THE RIVER OF OLD BLACK SPITITS THROUGH ILLUMINATION.

WEARY OF THIS ENCAMPMENT,

MY SOUL SEEKS TO BE FREE.

FOR IT IS THE RAGING RIVER

THAT WILL LEAD ME ,SAFELY

OUT TO FREEDOM'S SEA.

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LAUGH A LOT. CRY A LITTLE.
LOVE A LOT.
GO HOME OFTEN.

CARRESS THE OLD.

CARE FOR THE YOUNG.

PRAY A LOT. THEN PRAY MORE.

RUN IN THE SPRINKLERS.

CREATE THE ENERGY.

CONTRIBUTE ENTHUSIASM.

SIT BY THE SEA.

SURRENDER TO THE SUN.

GIVE A LOT. THEN GIVE MORE.

SMILE A LOT.

HAVE AMBROSIA AT DAWN.SLEEP TILL NOON.

LET THE MUSIC PLAY. ALWAYS!

THEN LEARN NEW SONGS.

TAKE LIFE'S WALK.

ONE STEP AT A TIME.

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OH GOLDEN FIELD OF DAFFODILS.

OH WINDING ROADS OF RED DIRT CLAY.

HONEYSUCKLED SCENTED BREEZE OF PLAY.

OH GOLDRN SKIES THAT WARM MY SOUL.

CELEBRATE, CARRESS,CLAIM ME FROM THE COLD.

LIKE A BATTLE-WORN SOLDIER

I DO RETURN

TOUR OF DUTY COMPLETE.

TO THE LAND THAT WAITS FOR ME.

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EMBRACE THE BEAUTY.

ELIMINATE THE UGLY.

ENJOY LIFE AND THE WONDER OF IT ALL.

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LET NOT MY SOLE QUEST BE TO ACQUIRE THE "GOODS".

BUT LET MY SOUL'S QUEST BE TO INSPIRE THE"GOOD".

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BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE YOU,

I WALKED AWAY FROM TRUTH.


ALL THE GOOD I WAS SENT TO DO.

HELD BACK LOVE

SOME OTHER HEART COULD USE.

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I SEE THEM ON THE STREET,
THEIR SOPHISTICATED FACES.

BUT SOMEHOW THE MAKE-UP FAILS THEM.

WHAT CAN TRULY MASK THE HEARTACHE OF A LONELY WOMAN AND HER MEMORIES?

THE MAKE-UP FAIL TO HIDE THE LEARNING YEARS
THE BITTER TEARS.

LOVE'S LEVIED TRACES ARE UPON THEIR FACES.

AND EVEN WITH THE FULLNESS OF THEIR SHOPPING BAGS,
LONLINESS IS SUCH AN EMPTY FASHION.

THE BAGS CANNOT CARRY THE LOSS OF THAT "ONE"
LOST LOVE.







COULD IT BE THAT, IN THEIR AGING, THEY'VE LONG SINCE FORGOTTEN A MAN'S SWEET TOUCH?

OUR COULD IT BE THAT, FROM THEIR YOUTH, THEY'VE REMEMBERED LOVE'S BITTER LOSS?

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AND ALWAYS THEY ASK "WHY DO YOU PLAY THESE NIGHTSONGS?"

WILLINGLY, THAT MY BABIES MAY HAVE THE NEW DAWN.

DREAMY DAYS, COVERED IN LAVENDER AND LACE.

BIRTHRIGHT FULLFILLED
WITH MILK AND HONEYCAKE.

SO, LET ME PLAY WELL INTO THE NIGHT.

WHILE THE BABIES ARE WARMED
BY LOVE'S TENDER LIGHT.

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HERE'S TO ALL THE BRILLIANT BROTHERS NEVER ALLOWED TO BAT.

AND ALL THE SERIUS SISTERS WHOSE SAILS WERE NEVER CAST.

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FRUSTRATION KNOCKS WHEN WE FAIL TO ANSWER OUR SOUL'S CALL TO GREATNESS.

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YOUR SMILE-ALWAYS WELCOMED.

YOUR DREAMS-ALWAYS PROTECTED.

YOUR SECRETS-FOREVER SAFE.

MY LOVE-FOREVER YOURS.

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ONCE AGAIN THE SEA HAS BECKONED ME.

AND ONCE AGAIN, I HAVE ANSWERED ITS CALL.

THE SOLITARY WALK THAT MY SOUL CRIED FOR,
I DID TAKE.

THE SUNSETS THAT I MISSED
GLOWED AS A WELCOLMING KISS.

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A MAN GROWS OLD WHEN HE GROWS DEAF TO HIS OWN HEARTSONG.

WHEN HE LOSES VISION TO HIS DREAM.

WHEN HE FORGETS THE RHYTHM TO HIS DANCE OF LIFE.

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...."BUT WHAT BUSINESS DOES THE VISIONARY HAVE WITH THE BLIND? "


GORDON PARKS R.I.P

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