Glory Falls Poem by Maya Angelou

Glory Falls

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Glory falls around us
as we sob
a dirge of
desolation on the Cross
and hatred is the ballast of
the rock
which his upon our necks
and underfoot.
We have woven
robes of silk
and clothed our nakedness
with tapestry.
From crawling on this
murky planet's floor
we soar beyond the
birds and
through the clouds
and edge our waays from hate
and blind despair and
bring horror
to our brothers, and to our sisters cheer.
We grow despite the
horror that we feed
upon our own
tomorrow.
We grow.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ratnakar Mandlik 16 March 2016

We grow despite the horror that we feed upon our own tomorrow. We grow. A great write. Thanks for sharing here.

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Lion Dlamini 16 February 2017

I rise..

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Jaya Agarwal 24 February 2018

Glory falls around us as we sob a dirge of desolation on the Cross: excellent words by Maya Angelou.10

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Taliyah 07 December 2017

the poem is great but you have to really think into this.

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Sabreena 29 January 2018

No place better to be, than in My Glory, because of what He, did for you an me.

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Suresh Kumar Ek 05 September 2020

facing horror makes you powerfull

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Dr Antony Theodore 04 May 2020

desolation on the Cross and hatred is the ballast of the rock which his upon our necks and underfoot....You have power in your words dear Maya

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Jessica 28 April 2020

and bring HONOR* to our brothers, and to our sisters cheer. Please fix the typo.

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Dr Antony Theodore 09 January 2020

We grow despite the horror that we feed upon our own tomorrow. We grow.. v ery fine poem. tony

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Lungelo S Mbuyazi 15 May 2018

We have woven robes of silk and clothed our nakedness with tapestry...good lines in this poem

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