D.Greaves http://dgreaves.posterous.com Well Veresed. Never Rehearsed. posterous.com Fri, 03 Jun 2011 09:28:00 -0700 EBONY BEAUTY (FOR MY DARK SKIN SISTERS) http://dgreaves.posterous.com/ebony-beauty-for-my-dark-skin-sisters http://dgreaves.posterous.com/ebony-beauty-for-my-dark-skin-sisters

i rejoiced

as i raised my head to gaze upon

a beauty seldom seen

only in my dreams

 

comets slow to admire 

your beauty and then they cry

forming ice crystals 

as they lovingly sigh

leaving tales of your  ethereal beauty

throughout the vastness of space

as the supreme smiles 

within your tender embrace

 

the saharan winds speak 

to the date palm trees

as  african american men 

fall to their knees

all hail the african queen

your skin so dark and lustrious

so agleam

 

religions have been created

in your name

an annex of the heavens

is your private domain

yet still you remain

humble and dedicated to all

the supreme proclaims

 

flames reaching ever so high

as upon a pyre

your followers burn

stereotypes wrapped within 

enigmatic lies

for you were the first

the mother of all children

on this restless earth

 

my ebony beauty

you possess a radiance

that shines from the light 

of infant stars

when venus consumated her union

with mars

 

my ebony beauty

the intensity of your light  within

glows upon your skin

a rich and deep melanin

from which the light of the world begins

 

your beautiful face

beams with joy as you walk

with the great spirit hand in hand

for he has entrusted you

with mankinds eternal plan

so poised you are

so very grand

 

your abundant harvest

dispersed among seven tribes

and we pay homage 

to your dignity and pride

within your love i pray

to one day reside

when the earth embraces the moon

 

for all time songs of praise

have celebrated your wonderful hue

many women are beautiful

yet so very few

can match the wonder of your complexion

with you in my life

a spiritual fredom has begun

 

sacral music plays 

at your ceremony

as we the lost children of 

uganda

kenya

tanzania

zimbabwe

the congo and burundi

hail your magesty

with engoma drums

double bells  and shakaree

 

my ebony beauty 

thank you for being so loving

so kind

with a love that i find

no one but you can give

 

my ebony beauty

never again shall you sit 

in darkness and question thyself

for the impact of your  beauty

continues to be felt

in heaven and earth

and every dedicated verse

 

my ebony beauty

stay with me

my ebony beauty 

you are free

to be beautiful

as you are

 

Bw

 

dedicated to  my darker hued sisters

and also to candace 

who asked and inspired me to 

apply my modest talents to such 

a worthy and profound subject

 

my ladies..candace

you are all so very beautiful

peace and absolute love

today

tomorrow 

forever  and beyond

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