O God! O God! that it were possible
To undo things done; to call back yesterday
That Time could turn up his swift sandy glass,
To untell the days, and to redeem these hours.
— Thomas Heywood (1574?-1641), A Woman Killed with Kindness (Act 4, Sc. 6)
Photograph courtesy of Wally Goetz under CC BY 2.0 license.
THAT UNCAGED INSPIRATION, MAYA ANGELOU, has died leaving behind the rich legacy of a well-lived eighty-six years. Her last tweet posted on May 23 was, “Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God.”
I particularly appreciated her May 11 tweet, “Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, the family and everyone you love and everyone who loves you.”
Bon voyage dear poet …
A little trivia for my San Francisco Bay Area friends: Dr. Angelou broke new ground here even as a young girl. She was SF’s first black female cable car driver.
The photo of Dr. Angelou is in the public domain
Suggested reading:
Maya Angelou celebrates 80 years of pain and joy – USA Today.com
Jamie Dedes' THE POET BY DAY Webzine 