Summertime

Warm summer air hits my face

Finally it is here in this space

My cells love the warmth like they have always known

The Atlantic breeze from an African shore

Chitown during this time is my favorite place

The festivals, the concerts, my neighbors grills

In the midnight hour

Thank you God for giving us this

Summertime fun til the hawk returns

Cake order

I had a cake order for Friday that went really well.  My soror, I will keep her name anonymous for her privacy, is the best.  She orders cakes from me all the time.  And I now have the honor of making her son's egg free cakes as well.  He was diagnosed with an allergy to eggs a few years back, and I feel wonderful that she trusts me with her baby's life .  Real talk.  So this order was for a baby shower, chocolate and yellow cakes with fresh strawberries and vanilla buttercream.  I am grateful for my soror, I look forward to making her birthday cake, and if you want a cake go to www.thefifelement.com for pricing and more information.

Memorial Day Cleaning Rush

                                                                    the monster room

We are busy getting our home ready for the holiday.  We are hosting a BBQ for the family, and boy what a task!  First there is cleaning.  Now this is no ordinary cleaning job.  We had one room that was the storage of all junk, boxes, nick knacks, and oddities that was a nightmare to look in.  I have been meaning to clean this room for a couple of years, yes that awful, but with no parties at our house, the motivation just wasn't there to do it.  But when my husband told the family reunion committee they could have there meeting at our house,we had two weeks to get done what took years to make.  Of course, we didn't actually use all 2 weeks to clean, no, no, we did it in 4 days!  But wow, does it look nice now.  So after that monster room, there was still two living rooms, three bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, one kitchen and a bunch of stairs to clean. Whew!
Now it is the day of, and we did all the food shopping this morning, I cleaned the other rooms this morning too, and low and behold, there is a flash flood warning for the county and neighboring counties. Was this all in vain? Will no one compliment me on my beautifully cleaned house?  I was just fine with it the way it was!  Alas, the committee is still coming, the food is in the oven instead of the grill, and I can entertain all summer now that the house is in order.  What a way to spring clean, pressure can be a great thing sometimes. Have a great holiday people!

All of You

So, tonite when we were eating

I saw it in full spectrum

I mean, that part

You thought you were hiding

Well there it was

In full spectrum

And  e’rybody was lookin

Do you know what that felt like?

A stampede of elephants

Trunks held high

Dust even higher

That trumpet that Dizzy couldn’t do

Dashing full force over, inside my stomach

A flame of hell’s intensity

Kindled in my gut

Given oxygen in my lungs

And causing 3rd degree burns

Across my cheeks

And black folks don’t blush

Boy, I saw you in full spectrum tonite

Just full of it

I’m full of you

I think monochrome suits me fine

Cuz all these colors are bleeding together

And it is shit brown

I’ll say it loud

I’m black and I’m proud

But this color you have baby

No longer is warholesque

You got your 15 minutes of fame

No longer Silent

Finding my voice

To explain how I feel

To purge my soul of

Her inner thoughts

Inner desires

Inner fears

Inner loves

How will it sound

When I find my voice

Will she scream and yell and throw a fit

Or will she be hesitant and soft not

Wanting to expunge her pain

What is her tone

Cold &harsh or

Raspy & sweet

Like a honey rolled blunt

How will she say those words

Within her

Like a diamond, clear and cut to the chase

Or like a pebble that let’s water flow

Over it

Around it

Under it

Never getting to the heart of it

Will my voice be Leotyne Price

Or Lauryn Hill

Strong, proud, one to be reckoned with

Or will it be a soft backup voice saying

What she is told and not a note different

If I’m lucky it will be a

Mixture, a blend of voices

Harmonizing sounding as one

Not so forceful that it scares you away

But not so soft you can’t understand

My voice will utter the naked truth

With no apologizing and no regrets

She will not quiver with horror

To the vibration of her sound

She will just be

And be heard

Haikus for The SoulPeople

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