Linford Sweeney

Linford Sweeney Poems

A truly special and wonderful gift,
entered the world one fine day
a truly loving and special friend,
sincere and devoted to the end,
...

Long time ago you invaded our land, took our land, not your land
You disregarded our welcome and our traditions
Remember me
I was there
...

He was so happy that day since the rains had gone
and the shimmering sun hanging over the August day
was smiling once again - as it had done in Africa.
Yet it hadn't always been that way, he thought
...

Partially clothed in resplendent fineries of moonlight beams;
silhouetted as if by movements from still recurrent dreams;
warriors of ancient times stand before the chosen path to go
beyond where weary plantation owners were fearful to know.
...

European ways are not African ways,
no respect for the traditions of ancient days,
not this logical, restricted and stagnant flow
I crave for that spiritual freedom and creative glow.
...

Linford Sweeney Biography

Linford has been writing poetry since he was a teenager and has amassed a large collection of poems which he intends to publish in 2014/2015.)

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And Always She Rose (Dedicated To Maya Angelou)

A truly special and wonderful gift,
entered the world one fine day
a truly loving and special friend,
sincere and devoted to the end,
a mother, a strong Nubian Queen,
a paragon of fairness, judge of none,
the birth of a new morning star
that's right, bright as the risen sun.

She stood for justice and apart,
and yet she stood firm with all,
a kindly disposition, a humble heart,
and always she rose this blessed soul,
against all the odds, much still untold,
she knew why the caged bird sung
glad poetic verses, wings to unfold,
and knew that right could not be wrong

A quite special and trademark smile
that was the great lady's style;
as we gladly hung on to her every word
the sweetest that you've ever heard,
in each breath taken, a vibrant life
something special to warm our spirits,
make us laugh, uplift, restore or binds
words of wisdom, nuggets of gold
firmly etched in our collective minds,
among the stars she walks forever bold.

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