Black Love

Black women!

How many have come in and out of my life, leaving a gift of soul-and the magic of their ebony touch!

Here's to their great beauty

their style and grace that nothing can replace,

to their eyes of mesmerizing brown,

their voices hinting mellow African sound,

their hair in braids or tresses, inviting stray caresses,

their smiles so beguiling... 

Here's to ALL of their charms - beyond my simple telling,

and lest my praise seems incomplete

I can't forget their kisses.... soooooo sweet! 

--from a longer poem of mine extolling black women