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WOMAN
Woman rise free and strong
Don’t be subservient to a world all wrong
A world that says stay home and imitate a bee
The busy, busy worker bee
No! Woman you are wise, mighty and free
Free to be an amazing tool
Free to rule in whatever capacity
You choose to decree
That’s not to say
We rise and lose our femininity
It is to say, we stand proud
And claim our rightful place in society
A worker bee is simply that
A powerful creature in its own right
And so we don’t denigrate that little mite, but own
The premise that each creature
Stakes its place in time and space
So women of the world unite
And take a bite of that cherry
Taste and see how sweet
Sashay and move those dancing feet
We don’t need to run a home to
Show that this is our rightful place
We can choose to be whatever
We want to be or do
Doctor, lawyer, street cleaner
Creativity comes from within
It is divine and it’s your right
See that cherry – go ahead and bite!
Succulent and sweet its taste
Tarry for a while
Don’t haste
Woman you dictate your style!
© Marie Williams 2009
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Inspirational!
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Thank you Vonita.
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Great poem. It’s crazy because I was just watching Michael Moore’s “Where to invade next” and one of the key points was how women in Iceland stood up to the government in 2008 and had demanded equal pay. Also the only successful bank during that time was women owned.
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Thank you Tareau.
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Hope you had a wonderful International Women’s Day Marie! Glad to have met you here 🙂
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I wish the same for you Kathy! And I, you – my blogging experience has brought so many gloriously amazing women into my life. Thank you for being one of them.:)
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Words to sashay to freedom! Love it Marie.
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Thank you so much Val. ❤
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I love your style too Marie… 🙂 excellent.. 🙂 Love and warm hugs your way too. xxx
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Thank you Sue. You are so kind with your praise. Love and warm hugs back to you too. ❤
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Always welcome Marie xxx
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Good Gawd YAAAASSSS!
I love this one Marie. You had me over here strutting like a little peacock!
Masterful piece!
You go beautiful woman! You and your lovely young lady 🙂
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Lady G you have me smiling from ear to ear! You do wonders for my ego girrrllll! Thank you so much for your understated (haha) approval – wasn’t sure if you really liked it or not. LOL!!!!!
Take care my little ‘peacock’. Keep struttin’!
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Marie, I’m glad to see you pay me a visit. I love this poem. It is so invigorating and powerful. “Sashay and move those dancing feet” I love the sound of that. I’ve been there you know but I like think that to sashay to the next step, you have to detox a lil’
We hold ourselves back sometimes. I agree that there is no need to lose ones femininity in the process. Have a lovely day!🌹
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Chevvy! Lovely to see you here. Thank you for your encouraging and thoughtful words. I wrote this 8 years ago, and when I realised it would fit in with IWD, I thought I have to post it.
Have a lovely day too!🌹
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It was very fitting even now. Great to see you again Marie! 😊
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Thank you Chevvy. There will always be a welcome for you here. ❤
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Thank you my dear!😊
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An anthem of independence for women that does not require us to sacrifice our femininity. So many places on earth would benefit from this freedom song — not least our own society. Thank you for sharing it. ❤
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Thank you for your wise and encouraging words, Anna. ❤
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Just stopping by to thank you for visiting our blog recently. I hope you’ll consider following us. I’m glad you stop by because I found your awesome block that we are not following. I hope you have a great weekend
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You are most welcome Misty Meadows Homestead. It will be a pleasure to follow your blog.
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Powerful, empowering and so delightful to read, thanks! And thanks also for your care for Truly.
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Thank you Ginger. Your comment is much appreciated and it was a pleasure ‘caring’ for Truly. She is amazing and well-deserving. I had a look at your ‘about’ page and you can be sure I’ll be paying you another visit very soon! 🙂
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Thanks Marie, a real pleasure to know such a kind hearted person!
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I don’t know why, but reading this in the back of my mind I am hearing the Helen Reddy song, “I Am Woman”.
We still have a long way to go, especially now, I see this political atmosphere as a bit of a setback, but I am equally happy to see the resistance.
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Thank you Kathleen. I’m not familiar with that song so I must check it out. It’s good to see you here again and your comments are always appreciated. 🙂
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In the 70’s it was very popular and was an anthem of sorts for women’s rights.
She had a short lived variety show after that, she also hosted several episodes of The Midnight Special, which was a music show form the early 70’s, to the late 70’s.
I am not really a fan of hers, but it was impossible not to hear that song when I was a kid.
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