Think me as not being forward when I speak of thee, As I gaze upon your face I see beauty within and without, and as I listen to your voice I see that which lights the eyes of children, for who would know your charms but the young ones who know no guile. For with them is the address of innocence, I would trust their judgment they know what they know. I am a prophet I see you in the future of the day, I see the blessings of God dancing upon your shoulders, Waiting for your complete surrender. His eyes have been upon you, my sweet for years. Hence your blessed life, and the care that you have given to others. Know you not that love such as yours has saved the day many times over. That your parents whom surround you now with their love and dignity, they are with you even now. Why they live within you, they are you, and will be known till the end of time. They have left a fine and grand legacy. Their brood has launched a new chapter in this fine linen called life. Those you captured, whose hearts you hold, gently and unsure, but with assurance will love flow that will span a lifetime, for with a kingdom woman, all things are possible! I am a romantic lost forever in the old times, where dignity and honor meant more than life, longing for my queen, For how will I rule and judge without her help, who will light my right side, and call in the dues, when I stray? I have held to patience as long as I could, I request of the Lord his audience to plead my case. I find his eyes upon you, I step back and follow his gaze and the light of it fits you well. So well, that I stand in awe of your presence. I beheld a queen whose efforts go un-noticed except by me. If I stand still, my dream might be lost ,but if I move to soon I might taint this beautiful thing, So I throw myself at his feet, Our wonderful master, I will hold my tears till I hear his word, alas dreams know no time.
Early Works is an exhaustive compilation of the first decade of the poems and stories of Z.B.McClure. Included are family photos, rare personal photos, photos of 1st draft manuscripts of many of his early poems. Also some biography and memoir materia
Still Living on my Feet is the follow up to Tichaona Chinyelu’s first book, In the Whirlwind, which was rooted in a sense of hard-hitting revolutionary black love. However, in this sophomore effort, Tichaona brings the revolutionary essence from deep