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Poet: Maya Angelou (Maya Angelou Art)
Poem: Passing Time
Poem of the Day:
Feb 4 2008
Comment 9 of 9, added on November 28th, 2008 at 2:38 AM.
This is a lovely poem; I'm glad it was up this morning and brought to my attention by another commenter. To me this is a very sensual poem, one of opposites, the yin yang - it is one of sexual attraction and even of ejaculation and conception. I am sure that if I didn't know the color of the author's skin, I would not have ever read it any other way.
ea
Comment 8 of 9, added on November 28th, 2008 at 12:54 AM.
The first stanza conveys difference, but not dislike, in race and skin colour. The second and third stanzas signify hope and a turning in the way that races view one another. There is hope in this poem and I feel that Maya has shown great wisdom in this very powerful yet very compact poem.
Flulia from Australia
Comment 7 of 9, added on April 13th, 2007 at 8:13 PM.
nice work it reminds me of something
Jessica Collins from United States
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This is a lovely poem; I'm glad it was up this morning and brought to my attention by another commenter. To me this is a very sensual poem, one of opposites, the yin yang - it is one of sexual attraction and even of ejaculation and conception. I am sure that if I didn't know the color of the author's skin, I would not have ever read it any other way.
ea