Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou (4 April 1928 - 28 May 2014)

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Poems by Maya Angelou : 13 / 53

I know why the caged bird sings - Poem by Maya Angelou

A free bird leaps on the back
Of the wind and floats downstream
Till the current ends and dips his wing
In the orange suns rays
And dares to claim the sky.

But a BIRD that stalks down his narrow cage
Can seldom see through his bars of rage
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill
Of things unknown but longed for still
And his tune is heard on the distant hill for
The caged bird sings of freedom.

The free bird thinks of another breeze
And the trade winds soft through
The sighing trees
And the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright
Lawn and he names the sky his own.

But a caged BIRD stands on the grave of dreams
His shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
His wings are clipped and his feet are tied
So he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings with
A fearful trill of things unknown
But longed for still and his
Tune is heard on the distant hill
For the caged bird sings of freedom.

Maya Angelou

Poems by Maya Angelou : 13 / 53

no name yet (9/17/2018 7:24:00 PM)

so sad alexa play despacito (Report) Reply
Sheila (8/24/2018 3:59:00 AM)

Moves me to the core of my being. I cannot stand cruelty or basic rights being taken away from human beings or other creatures. This is simply but beautifully put. (Report) Reply
jimmy cole (8/12/2018 7:15:00 PM)

Simply beautiful! Mskes me sad and happy at once. (Report) Reply
Sloppy chop (7/31/2018 11:22:00 AM)

This is awesome (Report) Reply
Elizabeth Barry (7/1/2018 11:48:00 AM)

A powerful and moving poem of repression. (Report) Reply
Dsve W (5/19/2018 10:17:00 PM)

There is a caged bird in all of us! (Report) Reply
elver galarga (4/19/2018 2:51:00 PM)

nmms que hago aqui: v (Report) Reply
Thicc69 (4/12/2018 1:06:00 PM)

69 is amazing so is this poem amazing and very nice (Report) Reply
Grace (4/11/2018 8:47:00 AM)

Very mind blowing poem (Report) Reply
Pat Garlinghouse (3/31/2018 2:07:00 AM)

That is very sad. I wish I could open its cage and free it, but maybe it's been caged so long, it wouldn't know what to do and it would just be afraid. (Report) Reply
gods plan (3/29/2018 11:16:00 AM)

it is a poem isnt it (Report) Reply
bim bim the jim jim (3/28/2018 1:00:00 PM)

not really
i don't like it tha much (Report) Reply
bobby (3/28/2018 12:30:00 PM)

it is a awsome poem (Report) Reply
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (3/23/2018 12:45:00 PM)

i like it yeah hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (Report) Reply
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post malone (2/28/2018 1:57:00 PM)

i like maya angleou her poems are so good and talks about freedom (Report) Reply
21savage (2/27/2018 2:00:00 PM)

nice my peoples hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (Report) Reply
hhhhhh (2/27/2018 10:56:00 AM)

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aukshay (2/27/2018 8:51:00 AM)

this is an okay song (Report) Reply
eh... (2/27/2018 8:51:00 AM)

uhhhh... meh. i mean... yeah... i mean eh... (Report) Reply