Poem -
How Now Brown Crown
How now brown crown
royal toil of your ink and flesh
mixed
multiracial mesh on paper
paper-trails never found your feet
how sweet to be a starving artist
carving all this
meat of art
so smart to part
with your worth
and not the curse
I see of late
where artists sell their soul
for a chicken dinner plate.
I salute you,
Maya and Langston
and Zora and Franklin,
and James and even the slain Christ.
These are the poets that gave me LIFE.
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Powerful write!!!
Thanks, Beth! Your feedback is cherished. :)
Nikki I'm hopping around and snapping my fingers....you nailed this! So brilliant; I know Maya Angelou, and Langston Hughes but I got to read up on the other names you mentioned...this write is delivered with pure quality....I love love love this! Much respect
'Maya and Langston
and Zora and Franklin,
and James and even the slain Christ.
These are the poets that gave me LIFE.'
*Hugs* to you, Christopher. You are a kind and discerning spirit. This is, indeed, a freestyle and I just flowed with my creative impulses to present a certain rawness for famous poets of color long gone. My references include: Maya Angelou; Langston Hughes; Zora Neale Hurston; Franklin Marshall Davis; and James Baldwin. Thank you. Glad to be in community with you and other creatives.
such a good poem, Nikki....thanks for the heads up on those other poets; looking forward to reading them...cheers
Cheers! Peace and Blessings! Thanks again!