Still I Rise
This video was made for a project. Comments are appreciated. Enjoy!
Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's miraculously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
Maya Angelou is the author of such books as Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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taylor lancaster says:
Power in beauty
I love Maya Angelou, and her powerful words always inspire me to do a bit more. Just when I am about to drift off to sleep, I think whether I have done enough writing today, and if there needs to be a few more pages of my book finished before I drift off to sleep.
Doris Collier says:
Breathtaking
There are no adequate words to describe the exhilirating experience of listening to Maya Angelou give life to her words through oration.