Imani and the Lady Bugs

Eyes of wonder wide and brown
Watch a scintillating rainbow of lady bugs parade around
Grasping her mom hands swift and wide
Look mom have you ever seen clear a sight as bright and clear
Dancing twirling they parade all dear
Kissing a little face dear of heart caress the sweetest one near
Hear Imani Hear Imani remember all I say
Kicking heels together chatter all they
Picking her up they carried her far wide up the sky
Look Imani Look Imani see the rainbow closer escape universe wide
Sea beacon from Tandrum Sky
There There is a place of unique creatures of unknown nature play
Oceans of blue purple gray turquoise are rainbow's friend
Dwell Uni here is domain of white ghose of silver
Castles of ice capades are yellows flash of sparrow
Lady Bugs are royalty command all therein a speckle of glow
Here Here is friend of play say wall all they

By Felicia McCaw

SCARLETT LETTER OF DISGRACE

Unknown of fates of fury storm

Walking working of grace turned cold storm

Proud of wisdom yet weary of turns

Back straight as bow of weight hollow

Lifting and twisting casting light of shadow of red flash

Me me not I cast the stone of wall

Walking wearily sigh sigh works not done as yet

Shaking head left to right makes a cry of joy proclaim

Free of responsibility claim same

Oppress care not wind a flow

Depress is not mellows channel

Anxious not a trees grass

Alone and stern a point focused eyes of pin

Shadows of lies gather and yet we see them all

Disgrace know all fools that parody the call

Scarlett Letter claims them all disgrace

By Felicia McCaw

BLACK BUTTERFLY

Shadows of light flaring deep

Sky of Azure lingering wings of fresh black casting eyes of dawn

Soaring grace majestic cresting points

Twirl and slash downward flips of lance proud

Caressing face of stern and proud

Patience and sweet dwells the heart of wings furled across

Head tilted face averted downward smile

Brushing gently and smoothly turned wings around

Tears of joy of freedom still mine

Leaping and carousing of parties no one knows

Humor crease the wing of left

Laughter tucks the wing of right

Nose of refine turns and tilt

Roundness of form say be mine still

Rainbow of laughter trail and say be mine divine

Clouds of green, yellow, pink, purple say choose me more

Black Butterfly say caress me and pat me turn and revolve

Shadows are not a blend of great narrow

Leaps of past not bad as yesterday’s noon

Zoom Zoom faster faster faster part all see you all

By Felicia McCaw 

This poem was inspired by Paul who never gave in to my tantrums
and did not allow me to have my way.

Felicia 

Shomari

Young and wise all one he has been ashine

Dear and sweet he grasp his aunt’s heart

Giving strength faith belief he encourage her all

Stand Auntee stand for me Imani Isaih all

When weak sick help me keep on

Grow strong mind body soul like all black sons around

Giving faith and love cherish God we all can

First born love cherish keep Auntee working hard faith

For you and all young I ask God strengthen me hard

Fight the world I will Auntee say if Lord yes strengthen me

Love cherish my heart is yours my son of spirit flesh of not

Keep us safe Lord for way is cold yet fresh with new blossom sweet turn

Love soul of mine strength is for all left of me relay thee freely to all who say

Love God before all that cannot deny never

Guide trust way bought paid with blood pain Auntee paid price never high

Learn as Auntee see not see hear not hear watch not watch but allow

Need Auntee call there before say “I”

By Felicia McCaw

Cinderella Black

Small round of stature she be


Small nose tilted up she scrubbed and rubbed


Day and Night she toiled endlessly long

Hands work worn and small square

Work work work busy bee she sing a lark

Music free dance her heart

Clean clean scrub scrub she wasp by

Eyes wide brown distance she look

Dreams dreams cascading down her hair

Soul aquiver harps sing when she walk by

Dancing dancing her eye see her mind of visions aplenty

Spirit soaring high as eagles dare she go fleet

Romantic sweet of roses given her hand

A feast of sweet revivals of music love refine

Handsome as the sky is grand wide

He come far wide different strange

Attired spun of spider’s heart of web refined silk of rainbow caught

Curls of black cascade down smooth brown shoulders taught

Feet encased in Italian leather of joy

Dancers dancers spin whirl twirl of circles within

Noises cease here she comes small round sugar spice

Walking swift as if on air of puff she moves the shadow past

Elegant handsome he prowled wide smile small secret he captured her hand

Holding her gently he caressed her soul with sweet allure

Feet of match miss no note of life mystery song

Tick tock the clock struck note that alarmed her so

Leaping from arms hard with love she dashed on feet of wings

Laughing softly she gasped my shoe is gone

Hands large hard caress a small slipper of delight

Searching far wide country in out he charged looking for sweet one of his

heart delight

House of hell they called blue revere encased in shadow dark last to check

Housing women of mean and one worked til dawn til dusk

Feet aplenty tried hardest fit slipper of delight toes cramped pinched reject them all

One last little lady they beat from sight wait called he with slipper in hand

Screeches loud with rage spite hissed they all

Come he say gentle fine try this slipper of delight

Trembling and crying she perched gingerly on wooden bench pine feet held delicately still

Smoothing her fine little feet he placed it sweet and woe the sky changed lights blue green yellow cascaded around

Birds of all sing sweetly near transformed before eyes of wonder shock she evolved revolved until she appeared

Grasping her near tender embrace of security strength he say never let you go.

By Felicia McCaw

LILY AND THE BUTTERFLY

Butterfly sweet and delicate beauty
Fly and swirl catch the eye
Lily sweet delicate cry
Ma I see a butterfly cry
Watch me soar leap chase it fly
Precious Beauty delicate of eye
Look I chase it bye
Catch me if you can sing it fly
Leaps bounds Lily say hi
Love me say kaleidoscope butterfly
Ok say Lily come near stare
Hurt you no cry Lily why
Nose pressed to butterfly kiss
Precious Beauty I love cry Lily
Leaping gracefully landing softly
Press Precious Beauty to Lily's eye
I love you too as much as Lord God grace
Happy content Lily come home Ma sweet embrace

By Felicia McCaw

Flo Jo

Florence Griffith Joyner

Moving fast as flowing gazelle's leap

She gave the game a race of renown fame

Looking neither right or left her name should have been flash

Beautiful flashy jeweled anight of life’s delight

She glowed with beauty poise energy given full

Best of all she brought the gold home

Records set she broke then exceedly flashly

Intelligent beautiful African queen she gazed awed for herself

Mane of lioness her hair flowed rippling freely

Catch her no knees up she said pumping faster than a river sail

Track, spokeperson, actress, writer, sport caster, wife, mother she beamed sun

Strong of mind wit she razed them all

Feet flashing and churning the dirt below she ran faster faster she became the run

Humble graced she stayed the same

Independent wave a flag like the grace she became as the American Dream

Never forgotten will she be a nation saddened at her lost

By Felicia McCaw