Monday, November 23, 2009

You and You and Me


-Sade'

You and You and Me

Voices harmonizing with our soles
As our hearts thumped to the rhythm
of whirling ropes
We were jumping into womanhood
full of possibility.

Base and rhythm like heart beats
We sing in 3 part harmonies
to purple skies with clouds
like ledger lines crying descant tears

The chronic hum of double-dutch ropes
on summer concrete
Chanting "Hooky player 8, jump straight"
I jump into forever and make a turn at the sun
Will you be there?

And now you look at we with questioning eyes
Have we lost love like its not eternal?
When forever is just a word
The pain lasts just as long
So now I'm left with memories of jumprope and
You and You and Me

-Sade' Miller

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Hello World

-Sade'
Life has really had its hand with me, as well as many of those who come from backgrounds similar to mine. The passion for writing as well as any other art form derives from emotional extremeties, whether it be happiness, anger, fear, love, or sorrow. Inspiration for our writing comes from our own experiences as well as those around us, from what life has given us as well those things that we desperatly wish it would have. Thus we have the birth of Dear Rhapsody. The work that you will see on this blog site will be of a talented, might I add stunningly BEAUTIFUL =) group of young women. We are all Jr. Communication Arts Majors at Rosa Parks Highschool. -Enjoy.


Mommy

Sister with a misters hands
Wooed the world with green thumbs
Bled treble cleffs and
shed tears of watercolor
Face like beautiful music;
Piano, not gritty and soulful, only
the white keys
Strength of Black Pathers
Curved fists, tight grip
Bore life like Mother Earth,
No daisies or jasmine
Just roses with thorns that stung,
Just us

-Sade' Miller