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Woman Work and Daily

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Woman Work

Maya Angelou

 

I’ve got the children to tend

        The clothes to mend

        The floor to mop

        The food to shop

 5     Then the chicken to fry

        The baby to dry

        I got company to feed

        The garden to weed

        I’ve got the shirts to press

10    The tots to dress

        The cane to be cut

        I gotta clean up this hut

        Then see about the sick

        And the cotton to pick

15    Shine on me, sunshine

        Rain on me, rain

        Fall softly, dewdrops

        And cool my brow again.

        Storm, blow me from here

20    With your fiercest wind

        Let me float across the sky

        ’Til I can rest again.

        Fall gently, snowflakes

        Cover me with white

25    Cold icy kisses and

        Let me rest tonight.

        Sun, rain, curving sky

        Mountain, oceans, leaf and stone

        Star shine, moon glow

30     You’re all that I can call my own.

Daily

Naomi Shihab Nye

 

 

These shriveled seeds we plant,
        corn kernel, dried bean,
        poke into loosened soil,
        cover over with measured fingertips
 5     These T-shirts we fold
        into perfect white
        squares
        These tortillas we slice and fry to crisp strips
        This rich egg scrambled in a gray clay bowl
10    This bed whose covers I straighten
        smoothing edges till blue quilt fits brown blanket
        and nothing hangs out
        This envelope I address
        so the name balances like a cloud
15    in the center of the sky
        This page I type and retype
        This table I dust till the scarred wood shines
        This bundle of clothes I wash and hang and wash again
        like flags we share, a country so close
20    no one needs to name it
        The days are nouns: touch them
        The hands are churches that worship the world

 

Comments (22)

Duong said

at 8:27 am on Apr 1, 2011

Duong said

at 8:29 am on Apr 1, 2011

I wake up,
brush my teeth,
get dressed,
go to school,
go to sleep,
walk to next class,
eat lunch,
go home,
eat again,
watch tv,
go on laptop,
nap,
eat dinner,
brush my teeth,
then sleep again.

elechuga21 said

at 8:37 am on Apr 1, 2011

I wake up,
Wash my face,
Brush my teeth,
Take a shower,
Eat,
Go to school,
Listen to teachers,
Take notes,
Do work,
Hang with friends,
Wait for the bus,
Arrive home,
Listen to music,
Clean,
Relax,
Go to sleep,
And start all over.

Jon said

at 8:40 am on Apr 1, 2011

I wake up
I roll out of bed
i brush my teeth
i throw my cloths on
get in the car
get to school
go to class do work
leave class go
go to another class
do work
leave class
go to lunch
talk to friends
go to two more classes
go to pratcie
pratcie
leave pratice
go home
eat
shower
sleep
repeat

Jared said

at 1:07 pm on Apr 1, 2011

wake up
get ready for school
walk to bus stop
bus ride there
wait for bell to ring
go to class
learn and do work
go to lunch
go to rest pf my classes
catch the bus
walk home from bus stop
go homeeat and watch tv
do homework
go to bed
repeat

ccesar13 said

at 1:07 pm on Apr 1, 2011

I wake up in the morning during school day
I go take a shower
I Brush my teeth
I put my uniform
I eat breakfast
Go to the bus stop
Wait for the bus
Get on the bus
Get to school
Get off the bus
Go to class
Do my work
Eat lunch
Then after school get on my bus
Then go home
Do my homework
And go to play football outside
Then come back home take a shower , brush my teeth and go to sleep
This is what I do during school days

Christine said

at 1:09 pm on Apr 1, 2011

ive got a bed to sleep
a time to wake up
a bus to catch
books to read
essays to write
test to take
games to play
then a bus to catch
dishes to wash
floor to sweep
floor to mop
textes to reply
a shower to take
a song to sing
food to eat
my teeth to brush
and then a bed to go to
then a dream to dream
then to do everything again

Hailey said

at 1:13 pm on Apr 1, 2011

i'v got a bed to make
a face to wash
teeth to brush
and a uniform to put on
a bus to catch
a school to go to
lot of work to do
test to take
then off to my last class of the day
then go home
and watch some tv
clean some dishes
dinner to cook
then some cleaning to do
a bath to take
then night night im off to bed

Jimmy said

at 1:14 pm on Apr 1, 2011

I:
wake up in the morning,
Do my business in the bathroom,
Stretch,
Put on my uniform,
Equip myself for school,
Walk to school,
Eat breakfast,
Finish my day at school,
Walk home,
Eat my lunch,
Watch T.V.,
Do my homework if I feel like it,
Take a nap,
Go somewhere,
And then I come back to go to sleep,
This is just a typical day for me.

dejon1 said

at 1:18 pm on Apr 1, 2011

i've go to get up
teeth to brush
i've got to put my clothes on
i've got hair to do
i've got socks to put on
i've got shoes to put on
a bed to straigten
a room to clean
i've got a bus to wait on
i've got to go to school
people to meet
breakfast to eat
classes to attend
i've got a bus to catch to go home
and have dinner to eat...

Karenesha said

at 1:21 pm on Apr 1, 2011

I wake up,
brush my teeth,
get wash my face,
get dressed,
go to school,
go to breakfest,
walk to class,
eat lunch,
go home,
play outside,
watch tv,
go on the computer,
play the viedo game,
eat dinner,

benny said

at 1:38 pm on Apr 1, 2011

I've got a day to get to so I'll rush,
And my teeth that I'll brush,
I have a uniform to change into,
And get some food to chew,
Then a bus to wait for,
Work to do when I walk into my class door,
I have to ride a bus to go home,
Change into different clothes and roam,
I have choirs to do,
Then go in the bathroom to take a number two,
I'll then get food to eat again,
And maybe hang out with my friends,
At the end of the day I take a shower,
And go to sleep at ten o'clock right on the hour,
This is my typical day.

knegre said

at 8:29 am on Apr 4, 2011

I wake up in the morning,
I fix my bed,
I take a shower,
I brush my teeth,
I put on my uniform,
I eat my breakfast,
I go to school,
I go to each class,
I go home,
I find some food to eat,
I do my homework,
I play online games,
I do the dishes,
I arrange my bag,
I go to bed.

Timothy said

at 8:55 am on Apr 4, 2011

I wake up take a shower,brush my teeth and wipe myself with the tower,I wipe my face,I look down tie my shoe lace,I eat breakfast,I go to school,learn everything I need to know,I switch classes,I go home,I clean up,I do my homework,I take a bath,Then I eat,GO back to school,I earn the grades that I earn,And most of all to enjoy.

Jaymalisa said

at 12:14 pm on Apr 4, 2011

i have to wke up at 5am,
put on my clothes
and go to school,
walk to my classes,
deal with these teachers
deal with these children,
go to band
work on songs,
talk on the phone,
text my friends,
walk around,
eat dinner,
take a shower,
wrap my hair,
and finally i go to bed.

Jaymalisa said

at 12:16 pm on Apr 4, 2011

i have to wake up at 5am,
put on my clothes
and go to school,
walk to my classes,
deal with these teachers
deal with these children,
go to band
work on songs,
talk on the phone,
text my friends,
walk around,
eat dinner,
take a shower,
wrap my hair,
and finally i go to bed

THIS IS MY FINAL

Victor said

at 12:33 pm on Apr 4, 2011

I wake up
I roll out of bed
i brush my teeth
put my cloths on
wait for bus
get to school
go to class
class work
go next class
do work
leave class
go to lunch
talk to friend
go to rest of my classes
leave school
eat
go to practice
go home
shower
sleep
do it all over again

Yarlin said

at 12:56 pm on Apr 4, 2011

i wake up
i pick up my room
i brush my teeth
i take a bath
i put on my close for school
wait for the bus
get in the bus
aribe to school
go to class

Jocelyn said

at 1:51 pm on Apr 4, 2011

as i wake up in the moring.
go brush my teeth.
take a shower
comb my hair.
blow dry my hair.
put my clothes oon.
go do my buissness ...(peeein haha)
put on my shoes.
go eat
walk out the door.
go to school.
ltry to learn in school
take to friends
eat
and head home

Dante said

at 1:57 pm on Apr 4, 2011

I wake up
I rub my eyes
I go take a bath
i would get dress
I would find my keys
I would find my i.d
i would turn on my t.v.
I would turn off my t.v.
i would go to the bus stop
I get on the bus
i get off the busI am at school
I hang out with my friends
I go to class
I do my work
I go home

Mark said

at 2:15 pm on Apr 4, 2011

I wake up
I eat
I use the restroom
I get dressed
I sit and zone out
I get lunch money and other stuff
I get a ride from dad
I get to school
I go to classes
I go to lunch
I finish school
I walk home
I lay down
I nap
I eat
I play
I shower
I sleep

Hailey said

at 1:17 pm on Apr 6, 2011

I've got to wake up
got a face to wash
a bus to catch
theeth to brush
a bus to catch
lots of work to do
test to take
then my last class of the day
then go home
and watch some tv
clean my room
i got dinner to cook
then some cleaning to do
a bath to take
now relax time for the rest of the day
night night off to sleep I go

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