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

Felicia’s Fate

Born of trouble she walked free and proud

She seemed to be walking steadily forward

She crashed the wall

Educated talented humble yet stern

Looking with somewhat disdain she see stars far

Watching with eyes wide she watch each new moon come to life

Simplicity look learn lazily grasp all

Learning seems to stall and lean but she progress forward anyway

Who is she they cry aloud?

Eyebrow crooked upward she pondered thought

Care who is the question that marvels the few proud elite

Seeming dull she portrays the image clear as mud

Questions Questions answers she have not

Business business life fulfill she craves the life

Moving quietly she look within without further nearer no one will

ever know

Life is a thrill if you betray the seer

Ironic isn’t that a simple plain woman stagger world

Enraging jealousy envy hate malice she became target of all true

Guess what fate is fickle and so is a trickster’s heart

Beaming with amusement exasperation she shake her head right left

Guess who is worried all her soul’s delight

Basking in her own glow she speaks truth to all

Fate hers is unknown to all but God’s state it plain above

Madlock she aspire, Sherlock and Watson she awe and love,

Lieutenant Spock logic is her and she will became

Felicia’s fate is God’s rudder on her ship of quest

By Felicia McCaw

Sins of a Plot (Sedoka Poetry)

Calculation Eye

See a Morning Bird Call Loud

Watchful and Patient is I

 Scrutiny and Cold

Emotionally Chilled

Alertness Bright Watch Plot

By Felicia McCaw

Blessed Little Stars (Tanka Poetry)

Labor fast hard quick
Lifting upward to sky do
Beloved faces
Smiling cooing chubby ones
Arms enfold gently keep safe

By Felicia McCaw                      

Cruel Night (Tanka Poetry)

Sound of Light Jingle
Plaintive cries uncared not heard
Dark cruel mean vile thought
Savage blows hit stomp crush her
Life Death Pass Gone Past Return

By Felicia McCaw

CHARACTERIZATION

From Souls to Bellows

Thoughts of tomorrow fill the air rapid

Soldiers dreams of war descend to nothing waste

Mounting step by step wearily yet consistently

Forging backbone of steel bend carve is way to heart strong

American American dream of proud, free, knowledge pursue gain

Soul to soul he troubadour play the drum almighty one speak

Who is the one who nearly break but stand anyway

Character character character is the one who forge a country great

From the depths of bellows come thrist within

Character character character is the one who lead the charge for education leaps bounds

Distant proud serve country young but proud is the way of all within

Army Army was my alma motto proud the best best of all serve us round

Looking here and yesterday clear my character formed clear as thistle yet stronger than titanium steel is a true character abound

Character character character is the way of emulating the few, the proud, the brave

Sounding loud left right we go to fight for all near far secure secure fast hard savage clear purpose near for all sear

Looking to the East West who goes without a doubt of strength built without

Closing fast is will of force built forged by God’s nostril of wind

Character character character is characterization learned by all few proud brave soldier guard keep safe 

Solar lights twisting turning relays light of acknowledgement of all people’s plight

Leading way is people of knowledge wisdom strength hollow deep shallow but hidden below

Wisdom is to characterization as water is to sublime pleasure of mastery of all souls within the keep of steeple

Character Character Characterization of all hold country safe bold creative steady hand at helm leads way

By

Felicia McCaw

Dare to Dream

Remembrance of a man greatness fill my mind fathoms.

Martin Luther King showed all way to peace.

He embolden the dream of I have slept many years but

still I have your care in mind.  Thoughts dark and depressed

fill me now of seeing my people without dreams and purpose

lead me to sadness dark.  I acknowledge that times are hard

but I feel the dream is still alive and it fills me now.  I have a

Dream that we will all be free to learn, lead and be a credit to

our race.  My dream for us all will always stand and come forward

and march by itself.  I have a dream of nights filled with sugary

thoughts of life happiness and achievement for all.  Greatness means

nothing for a small or non-important man is still the same measure in

God’s eye as it should be in man’s eye.  I have a dream of days sublime

and thoughts filled with joy of teaching a young ones heart to fly, leap,

accelerate with thoughts of future technology to help all poor and rich.

I have a dream of nature being subdued and held by some and harnessed

to prevail for humane safety.  I have a dream of freedom bells ringing from

tree top to church vassals and life affected by many stepping stones of

sparkling rivets of pleasure, joy and creative thoughts of one who lost

her way.

I have a dream of contributing something to live for and giving my life

effort to see the young strive, work, glean and churn yesterday’s problem

to tomorrow’s victory.  I have a dream of children’s expansion of thought

magnified to see a plan in thought put in motion in second’s galore.

Martin Luther King was this type of man who symbolizes all the good, bad,

Love, charity, cherish, and thoughts  that he sees his people expand, expand,

Learn, accelerate, think and see all his dreams achieved for one and all.

 By

Felicia McCaw