i count the morning
stars the air so sweet i turn
riverdark with sound.

From Like the Singing Coming Off the Drums. Copyright © 1998 by Sonia Sanchez. Used with the permission of Beacon Press.

i am moving in
air amazon woman bare
foot thunderbound bells.

From Like the Singing Coming Off the Drums. Copyright © 1998 by Sonia Sanchez. Used with the permission of Beacon Press.