Showing posts with label poetry inspires. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry inspires. Show all posts

Jul 24, 2010

Homage To My Hips by Lucille Clifton


"these hips are big hips.
they need space to
move around in.




they don't fit into little
petty places. these hips
are free hips.




they don't like to be held back.
these hips have never been enslaved,
they go where they want to go
they do what they want to do.



these hips are mighty hips.
these hips are magic hips.




i have known them
to put a spell on a man and
spin him like a top!"


-- Lucille Clifton

{I love poetry AND vintage photographs. Wanted to combine the two and share one of my favorite poems with you.}

Vintage Photos from Etsy sellers: BeautifulReign
UrbanAttik, finearts8

*See the original author reading the poem here.*
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