Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Beautiful Tribute to Maya Angelou by Barack Obama/Twitter Remembrances/"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"-What A Life Lived !!







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As we mourn Maya Angelou, who died today at 86, we can find no better tribute than this one delivered by President Obama at the White House a few years ago.
As a girl, Marguerite Ann Johnson endured trauma and abuse that actually led her to stop speaking. But as a performer, and ultimately a writer, a poet, Maya Angelou found her voice. It’s a voice that’s spoken to millions, including my mother, which is why my sister is named Maya.
By holding on, even amid cruelty and loss, and then expanding to a sense of compassion, an ability to love -- by holding on to her humanity -- she has inspired countless others who have known injustice and misfortune in their own lives. I won’t try to say it better than Maya Angelou herself, who wrote that:
History, despite its wrenching pain, 
Cannot be unlived, and if faced with courage, 
Need not be lived again. 
Lift up your eyes upon 
The day breaking for you. 
Give birth again 
To the dream.
(And upon presenting her the medal)
Dr. Maya Angelou. Out of a youth marked by pain and injustice, Dr. Maya Angelou rose with an unbending determination to fight for civil rights and inspire every one of us to recognize and embrace the possibility and potential we each hold.
With her soaring poetry, towering prose and mastery of a range of art forms, Dr. Angelou has spoken to the conscience of our nation. Her soul-stirring words have taught us how to reach across division and honor the beauty of our world.
Mike Nizza is the editor of Esquire Digital and a recovering news rat from The New York TimesThe Atlantic, and the deceased tabletoid The Daily.




I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou
A free bird leaps on the back
Of the wind and floats downstream
Till the current ends and dips his wing
In the orange suns rays
And dares to claim the sky.

But a BIRD that stalks down his narrow cage
Can seldom see through his bars of rage
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill
Of things unknown but longed for still
And his tune is heard on the distant hill for
The caged bird sings of freedom.

The free bird thinks of another breeze
And the trade winds soft through
The sighing trees
And the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright
Lawn and he names the sky his own.

But a caged BIRD stands on the grave of dreams
His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings with
A fearful trill of things unknown
But longed for still and his
Tune is heard on the distant hill
For the caged bird sings of freedom.




Celebrities React To Maya Angelou's Death On Twitter

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MAYA ANGELOU DEATH



Award-winning author, poet and activistDr. Maya Angelou died Wednesday morning at age 86.
The news might be fresh, but celebrities have quickly taken to social media to remember the renowned writer and honor her enduring legacy.
Maya Angelou Dies: Twitter Reactions
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Russell Simmons
RIP to one of the greatest women this world has ever known. Thank you Maya Angelou for all of the gifts and knowledge you gave us...

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