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What is Black Beauty?

"What is Black Beauty?"


      " I asked myself what is Black Beauty? 
   when looking at myself in the mirror."
          How my nature curled kinky and  linky hair twists . 
  See how long and short my braided hair ends. 
       to the top of my forehead or to my shoulder length.
           What is Black Beauty?
           Is it the darkest brown color of my eyes? 
              What is Black Beauty?
       Is it in the almond, coffee , chocolate shade.
     or the  rich black coal colored of my skin .
             What is Black Beauty?
     It goes : to how wide and flat is my nose .
     For it beginnings at the curl pattern of my hair ,
     to the fullness of my lips .
          But wait a minute now! 
       It goes straight down to my hips and my sexy thighs.
          What is Black Beauty?
         "I proudly say : it's me !”

Copyright © Sappharine Gumbs | Year Posted 2024



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Happy Earth Day

Happy Earth Day 

            Nature is always in her beauty from sunrise to sunset, 
          Look at the colors that are on display.
                             Happy Earth Day,
                The birds showing off their pretty wings and the ability to fly.
                           Happy Earth Day,
                Flowers are ready in bloom, as the trees stand straight and tall.
                        Happy Earth Day ,
                     See how the grass grows.
         Vast oceans are deep; the seas love how the tide touches the sand .
                          Happy Earth Day,
                    Where people and creatures call home.
                        Happy Earth Day,
                       Thanks to God,  for the gift of all life here on earth.

Copyright © Sappharine Gumbs | Year Posted 2024

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What is Black Beauty?

"What is Black Beauty?"


      " I asked myself what is Black Beauty? 
   when looking at myself in the mirror."
          How my nature curled kinky and  linky hair twist . 
  See how long and short my braided hair ends. 
       to the top of my forehead or to my shoulder length.
           What is Black Beauty?
           Is it in darknest brown color of my eyes. 
              What is Black Beauty?
       Is it in the almond, coffee , chocolate shade.
     or the  rich black coal colored of my skin .
             What is Black Beauty?
       That it goes : to how wide and flat is my nose .
     For it beginnings at the curl pattern of my hair ,
     to the fullness of my lips .
          But wait a minute now! 
       It goes straight down to my hips and my sexy thighs.
          What is Black Beauty?
      "   I proudly say : it's me !"

Copyright © Sappharine Gumbs | Year Posted 2024

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I Wonder?

If I was that bird flying so high, 
      would fear still: be able take a hold of me.
      Dearing not to look down, at what's beneath of me ?
                  I wonder?
            If was that ant , 
 would I be brave enough to crawl outside of that hill?
   To an environment beyond bigger than my size .
                      I wonder ?
      If I was  a rooster, can and would I .
Be on point every morning to sing cock-a doodle- doo:
 with the beautiful of the sunrise?
                    I wonder?
             If I could be just as busy as a worker bee.
    showing off such resilience,
     without stopping for a break from pollinate.
                    I wonder?
               Maybe that slow like lazy sloth:
   has the answer of how life and nature should go.
 At a pace where no fear and everything  is seen and nothing  is  a miss.
                   
         

Copyright © Sappharine Gumbs | Year Posted 2024

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Lose Control




       




 Mom's do lose control;
When we would rather believe ,
that being a mom is easy rather than hard.
 Thinking it's just making breakfast,lunch and dinner.
 Too doing  the household chores, and kissing boos to make them all better.

But it's so much more than that , being a mom can be mentally, physically and emotionally exhausted. 
That is why so many of us single moms fail.
When it’s too many clothes to fold,
and our emotions boil over into  frustration,
 that now has turned into anger.
 As some mom will reach for the bottle and have a drink. 
They would rather be drunk on their  emotions and their behavior.
For it makes them  feel less guilty of the outcome.
But for those who don't drink or use drugs to hide all the feelings of frustration and exhaustion. 
They just had to let it out with the yelling and screaming at these children that they do love. 
And because it wasn't too much and no single mom counseling. 
We are now labeled  as abusive moms .
The monster that has hurt her kids.
And now CPS already called in , as a single mom you failed,
 it was too much of a mental, physical and emotional load.
 This is  what happens when a single mom loses control.



Copyright © Sappharine Gumbs | Year Posted 2024



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I talk to God

             "  I talk to God"
         
        Although he already knows: what I'm about to say.
       He humors me of course at all times.
            I talk to God,
     Knowingly know that free Will was given from the beginning of creation and time.
         I talk to God,
     For opening up; his loving and forgiving arms to me.
        I talk to God,
      And he has  and will always welcome my company.
      Even when I'm complaining.
        I talk to God,

Copyright © Sappharine Gumbs | Year Posted 2024

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Apologies

"Apologies"



    Apologies don't fit here anymore,
    This is why? 
  You must remove oneself from my door.
 Apologies has become: 
your main game of life strategies.

Copyright © Sappharine Gumbs | Year Posted 2024

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Don't wanna listen

Don't wanna Listen, 
  

                    So you'll rather lie,
                 Don't wanna listen.
         The pouting of the lips and the rolling of the eyes.
                  Don't wanna listen,
            "Now this !  is why you have to cry."
             

Copyright © Sappharine Gumbs | Year Posted 2024

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Creativity

Creativity,



When our Lord Jesus created the heavens and the earth,
The light day and the darkness the night.
He gave us all a creative mind.
 Creativity dwells within 
When singing, reading, dancing, and praising.
Creativity is in  breaded in everything that we do ,
cooking, cleaning, 
To the accounting, electrician and the plumber creativity is in you .
That artist beholds and even you who choose to volunteer .
And that construction worker  building that structure.
That's Creativity,
Also the agriculturist, the healthcare workers, the many businesses and their phone workers.  
See creativity,
the educators, law enforcement, environmentalists. The public and the national broadcasting stations and all the advertising.
Creativity,
 is there although it's more obvious with celebrities , professional sport athletes and fashion designers.
Creativity !
Is even right there in parenting beside nurturing.
Creativity,
In marriages, bond in love, understanding with forgiveness.
Creativity,
In friendships that doesn't judges.
 I see creativity when I'm writing.
How about you?

Copyright © Sappharine Gumbs | Year Posted 2025

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Those we love

Those we love 

  Are strong and kind,
  Those we love,
 are even polite and not afraid to speak their mind.
Those we love,
May have some complaints, but just a few.
Those we love,
with all of our hearts this is true.

Copyright © Sappharine Gumbs | Year Posted 2025

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