Poet and author Maya Anglou died today

[eliza61]

Very sad,
I'm not a big poetry fan but I did like this lady. She seemed truly gracious.
Definitely a very accomplished woman

God Bless.

Oops forgot the link.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/28/us/maya-angelou-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 

[JanaDee]

The world has lost a great writer and an even better human.

 

[DopeyDame]

I had the pleasure of hearing her in person several years ago. Amazing.

 

[MrsDuck]

So very sad. She was so talented.

 

[DWGal210]

My prayers are with her family & friends. A terrible loss.

 

[Luvchefmic]

I always liked her She will be missed She had a very unique voice didn't she ?
Very talented and insightful woman Her life story was impressive the things she overcame Good role model for women to be strong

 

[olwyngdh]

May she rest in peace.

 

[Uncle Remus]

"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."

 

[antmaril]

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them".

R.I.P Maya Angelou

 

[chiefmickeymouse]

Oh no, I hadn't heard, she was my favorite during my twenties. Sad news.

 

[Burnedout]

Awwwww. What a loss:/

 

[ilovepcot]

So sad to read this. She had much to give and did.

 

[mrsv98]

Prophetically, this is the last tweet she sent out on 5/23:

"Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God"

 

[Robinrs]

RIP, phenomenal lady...

 

[Imzadi]

I'm not big into poetry either, but I loved her words of wisdom, especially any time she talked on Oprah.

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."

And someone else already quoted the shortened version of this piece of advice:

"People always show you how they are in the first 20 minutes of meeting them. our problem is that we don't like to believe what we see. [What we think that says about them, what that makes us for thinking such bad things of other people. "How could I think that person is a monster? I must be a bad person for thinking that."] When someone shows you who they are, believe them, the first time.​

My favorite one, which I found in beautifully calligraphy on the cover of a greeting card and have it framed, since I am an artist among other things:

"Not everything you do is going to be a masterpiece, but you get out there and you try and sometimes it really happens. The other times you're just stretching your soul."​

Rest in peace Maya Angelou. Thank you for all your wisdom. You will be missed.

 

[LBIJim]

She came to my high school for an assembly back in 1977. Saw her with my English class. At the time, unfortunately, I was unable to appreciate her.

RIP

Jim

 

[RitaZ.]

She was a unique individual and a class act. Very sad news indeed.

RIP, Ms. Angelou.

 

[disneyjunkie]

RIP Phenomenal Woman

 

[The Mystery Machine]

She came to my high school for an assembly back in 1977. Saw her with my English class. At the time, unfortunately, I was unable to appreciate her.

RIP

Jim

You know, how nice that she did that for your class.

I was listening to NPR yesterday and they were running an interview they did with her. It was very good.

I was able to catch what she said about forgiveness. She said she turned it around and made it "Give For". She would give someone in need a gift for someone who wronged her and then let it go basically.

RIP Maya.