I've got the children to tend
The clothes to mend
The floor to mop
The food to shop
Then the chicken to fry
The baby to dry
I got company to feed
The garden to weed
I've got shirts to press
The tots to dress
The can to be cut
I gotta clean up this hut
Then see about the sick
And the cotton to pick.

Shine on me, sunshine
Rain on me, rain
Fall softly, dewdrops
And cool my brow again.

Storm, blow me from here
With your fiercest wind
Let me float across the sky
'Til I can rest again.

Fall gently, snowflakes
Cover me with white
Cold icy kisses and
Let me rest tonight.

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Every kid would want to be like her. I love this piece for it's well written and well designed.

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Haidee Majola 22 June 2018

The depth of this poem is astounding The meaning is so profound Your words strung together like that Evoke emotions poignant yet proud in those who find in it resonance In every corner of the universe knowing where we've been Yet even as we have come this far in time Time has left some behind in mentality Thank you Ms Angelou for a poem that makes me proud too.

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