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Thread #154629   Message #3628921
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
29-May-14 - 12:16 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
Subject: RE: Obit: Maya Angelou (1928-2014)
All of her poems are included in www.poemhunter.com

"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" is one I remember.
One verse:

The caged bird sings with fearful trill
Of the things unknown but longed for still
And his tune is heard on the distant hill
For the caged bird sings of freedom.

A great voice in America and around the world.