Maya Angelou ist wohl heute gestorben.
Hier das Statement ihrer Familie von Facebook:
Statement from Dr. Maya Angelou’s Family:
Dr. Maya Angelou passed quietly in her home before 8:00 a.m. EST. Her family is extremely grateful that her ascension was not belabored by a loss of acuity or comprehension. She lived a life as a teacher, activist, artist and human being. She was a warrior for equality, tolerance and peace. The family is extremely appreciative of the time we had with her and we know that she is looking down upon us with love.
Guy B. Johnson
Statement von Dr. Maya Angelous Familie:
Dr. Maya Angelou verstarb ganz ruhig in ihrem Zuhause vor 8 Uhr morgens, EST. Ihre Familie ist sehr dankbar, dass ihr Weg in den Himmel nicht durch einen Verlust ihrer Scharfsinnigkeit oder ihrer Auffassungsgabe begleitet wurden. Sie lebte ein Leben als Lehrer, Aktivistin, Künstlerin und als Mensch. Sie war eine Kriegerin für Gleichheit, Toleranz und Frieden. Wir als Familie sind für die Zeit, die wir mit ihr hatten, sehr dankbar und wir wissen, dass sie voller Liebe auf uns herabschaut.
Quelle: http://www.facebook.com/MayaAngelou
Vielleicht erinnern sich einige von Euch an sie. Queen Latifah hat bei Michaels Trauerfeier im Staples Center ihr Gedicht 'We Had Him' vorgelesen. Ich fand es wunderschön.
We Had Him
Beloveds, now we know that we know nothing
Now that our bright and shining star can slip away from our fingertips like a puff of summer wind
Without notice, our dear love can escape our doting embrace,sing our songs among the stars and and walk our dances across the face of the moon
In the instant we learn, that Michael is gone we know nothing
No clocks can tell our time and no oceans can rush our tides
With the abrupt absence of our treasure
Though we Are many, each of us is achingly alone
Piercingly alone
Only when we confess our confusion can we remember that he was a gift to us and we did have him
He came to us from the Creator, trailing creativity in abundance
Despite the anguish of life he was sheathed in mother love and family love and survived and did not more than that
He thrived with passion and compassion, humor and style
We had him
Whether we knew who he was or did not know, he was our's and we were his
We had him
Beautiful, delighting our eyes
He raked his hat slant over his brow and took a pose on his toes for all of us and we laughed and stomped our feet for him
We were enchanted with his passion because he held nothing
He gave us all he had been given
Today in Tokyo, beneath the Eiffel Tower, in Ghana's Blackstar Square, in Johannesburg, in Pittsburgh, in Birmingham, Alabama and Birmingham England, we are missing Michael Jackson
But we do know that we had him
And we are the world.
Hier das Video dazu:
das hat mich aber jetzt überascht,
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DANKE !!!
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