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Phenomenal Woman
by Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size. But when I start to tell them, they think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms, the span of my hips, the stride of my step, the curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me. I walk into a room just as cool as you please, and to a man, the fellows stand or fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, a hive of honey bees. I say, It's the fire in my eyes, and the flash of my teeth, the swing in my waist, and the joy in my feet. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me.

Men themselves have wondered what they see in me. They try so much but they can't touch my inner mystery. When I try to show them they say they still can't see. I say, It's in the arch of my back, the sun of my smile, the ride of my breasts, the grace of my style. I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me.

Now you understand just why my head's not bowed. I don't shout or jump about or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing it ought to make you proud. I say, It's in the click of my heels, the bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, the need of my care, 'cause I'm a woman Phenomenally.
Phenomenal Woman, that's me.

Sunday, June 9, 2013

10/1/2012 GROUP HUG!

9/24/12 IT'S A LANDSLIDE.

DID I mention that she's into everything!

8/31/13 PEACHES FOR A PEACH!

Why us a fork, when fingers are so handy!

Slippery little buggers.

Serious concentration

Got one!

8/10/2012 KREST'S ON AND INTO EVERYTHING!

She's climbing, everything! I can hear her all the way downstairs. She's singing and talking and making quite a ruckus. I find her standing on a chair she has moved from the other side of the playroom. The mess around her, is of her making. Little hands into everything.