A declaration of self-worth, unapologetically claiming space and authenticity in a world rushing to erase diversity.
Tag: Poetry
Shades of Black ©Dawn Minott | Black History Month
Celebrating shades of blackness, strength and spirit, ever strong!
Overcome: Love Lives Loud ©Dawn Minott |a Dectina Refrain
Love is in the air, or is it?!
Da Curls In My Hair ©Dawn Minott |Black History Month |with video
Black hair is black resistance. Black hair has a uniquely meaningful history as a symbol of survival, resistance and celebration and as such is an important part of Black history.
In Her Memory, We Live ©Dawn Minott
Living to embrace each moment fully.
I Am Enough ©Dawn Minott |Black History Month
A declaration of self-worth, unapologetically claiming space and authenticity in a world rushing to erase diversity.
If These Walls Could Talk ©Dawn Minott
Soul of home found in family dinners, lullabies and even the arguments that soften with time.
Life Lessons ©Dawn Minott
Life lessons drawn from Charlie Chaplin.
Martin Luther King Day ©️Dawn Minott
Like Martin Luther King: “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear”. His words are oh so relevant in these times: “I’m concerned about a better World. I’m concerned about justice; I’m concerned about brotherhood and sisterhood; I’m concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about that, …
This Old House, This Old Year ©Dawn Minott
Step into the new year ready to build with love, hope, and strength.
New Chapter ©Dawn Minott
365 opportunities to make a difference in the spaces where purpose meets the pulsating of fresh start.
‘Twas The Days After Christmas ©Dawn Minott
…and just like that, Christmas is over. Or, is it?! What if we kept the spirit of Christmas with us all year!!
Christmas—Out of the Ordinary ©Dawn Minott
Christmas is a reminder that the extraordinary interfaced with the ordinary!
Don’t Die Before You’re Dead ©Dawn Minott
Live fully, boldly, authentically, letting no dream, purpose, or voice remain unfulfilled.
One Another ©Dawn Minott |a Cento
One-another—a blueprint for unity, love, and hope in our lives and our world.
Finesse ©Dawn Minott | a Senryu
Dripping in finesse!
Purpose Drops ©Dawn Minott
Purpose—a transformative call to action.
Friends Net Worth ©Dawn Minott |a Dectina Refrain
Net worth of friends, not tallied in sums!
Love Rolls On (after Nikki Giovanni) ©Dawn Minott
Tribute poem: for Nikki Giovanni
Commemorating 16 Days of Activism: A World Without Fear ©Dawn Minott
A world free of fear, is possible!
December Already?!©Dawn Minott |a Haiku
Where did the year go?!
FREEdom ©Dawn Minott |a Dectina Refrain
Let bells of freedom echo round, “Free at last!”
Eclipsed By Love ©Dawn Minott
When heart overrules head, love eclipses logic.
Even The Adult In The Room Cries ©Dawn Minott
Those who are strong for others need space to grieve.
Strength: Tribute to My Mom ©Dawn Minott #Senryu
Mother’s quiet strength.
Autumn’s Breath ©Dawn Minott #Haiku
Autumn—the season of cozy moments!
Unleashed ©Dawn Minott
To live in regret is to live within the length of a leash that connects to the past!
Leaves’ Fire ©Dawn Minott
The trees are about to show us how to let dead things go!!!
What’s Old Is New ©Dawn Minott
There’s nothing new under the sun. What was will be again.
The First Time ©Dawn Minott
A moment of connection through words.
No Regrets ©Dawn Minott
To live life with no regrets.
…Even There ©Dawn Minott
No place or distance God’s love won’t go.
Nevertheless ©Dawn Minott |with audio
Trusting, nevertheless!
In The Park ©Dawn Minott
Quietude in the park!!
Hope ©Dawn Minott
Hope is memory, it’s possibility, it’s dreaming in color.
Live Out Loud ©Dawn Minott
Live in the now!
The Shift ©Dawn Minott
Life is a river, flow with its waters.
For Purpose On Purpose ©Dawn Minott
Live in the moment on purpose for purpose.
The Appointed Vision ©Dawn Minott
The vision will come, it will not tarry.
Be Encouraged ©Dawn Minott | Mental Health Awareness
Life gets hard sometimes. In those moments stay encouraged.
Strength in Surrender ©Dawn Minott |for Mental Health Awareness
Sometimes being strong is just surrendering…
4th Blogiversary: Bloom From Heart to Hand |a Dectina Refrain
Four years and counting.
October: Mental Health Awareness Month ©Dawn Minott |a Haibun
Mental health, the compass guiding our way. In its embrace, we find strength to face each day.
Ode to Muse ©Dawn Minott
What/who is your muse, your inspiration? What do you do when you lose your muse?
Soar ©Dawn Minott |an Elfje
Release inhibitions, let me soar!
Called ©Dawn Minott | a Dectina Refrain
A Pastor’s send-forth poem.
Wrapped In Black ©Dawn Minott |a Dectina Refrain
The boldness of black is—beautiful!!
Waiting … ©Dawn Minott | a Dectina Refrain
Between now and not yet — wait!
Yellow ©Dawn Minott
Childhood exuberance meets gentle curiosity of a feathered friend.
Love Can’t Live In The Dark ©Dawn Minott
Love can’t live hidden, behind closed doors.
Perfect in this Moment ©Dawn Minott
The simplicity of love.
Moment ©Dawn Minott |a Tanka
The moment is not too big!
Freedom or Safety? ©Dawn Minott |a Tanka
Freedom or safety? Not a zero-sum game.
We Are One ©Dawn Minott |a Tanka
Live in harmony.
Cycles & Seasons ©Dawn Minott
Cycles are to humans what seasons are to nature.
BirthMONTH Day 1: I Affirm Today I’m A Work in Progress | a Senryu
Happy birthMONTH to me!
My Love Looks Better on You ©Dawn Minott | with audio
My love looks better on you.
Bend ©Dawn Minott
We bend so we don’t break!
Jesus Wept ©Dawn Minott
His heart overflowed with human sorrow, Jesus wept.
Of Rain & Tears ©Dawn Minott
Tears and rain—both born of nature to nurture.
Praise & Worship ©Dawn Minott
A poetry-music collab with the words of Kirk Franklin.
The Cocoon & The Crucible ©Dawn Minott
… honoring what cocoon us and celebrating the crucibles that challenge us to transform.
Time Won ©Dawn Minott
A lot to say, little time to write it all.
Do It Now
“Now” is always the right time to let someone know you love them.
Living ©Dawn Minott
Living like you’re on borrowed time!!
Life All In ©Dawn Minott
Living with no regrets.
Set Apart ©Dawn Minott
You can’t standout and fit in at the same time.
When Will We Ever Learn ©Dawn Minott | a Folk Song Collab
We go to war to make peace. When will we ever learn all that remains in the end is, loss?!
Edge of Paradise ©Dawn Minott |an Etheree
Love is paradise.
Love on Horizon ©Dawn Minott | a Etheree
On the horizon is where love’s journey is spread.
Two As One In Love ©Dawn Minott
Two lives entwined together as one. Two as one in love.
Perfect Love ©Dawn Minott |a Cento
The greatest of all is love.
Love Thrives ©Dawn Minott |a Quatrain
Love will grow anywhere it finds a place to thrive.
Everlasting-remember Love ©Dawn Minott
In that other life will your love search for me, find me, love no other but me?
Body to Heart Align ©Dawn Minott
Profound body-to-heart alignment upon return to the land of my fore parents, Africa.
The Tiger & The Donkey ©Dawn Minott |a Limerick
Pointless to argue with someone unwilling to see reason.
Self Love—Masterpiece ©Dawn Minott
Self love—embracing experiences that shape you.
Affirming Love, Embrace Self ©Dawn Minott
Self love—nurturing your mind, body and soul.
Self Love—Becoming ©Dawn Minott
To the woman I was, I am, I’m becoming—I am committed to you, I honor you.
Self-Love, Imperfect Perfection ©Dawn Minott
Self love—loving yourself in your imperfect perfection.
Self Love ©Dawn Minott
Self love—looking in the mirror and knowing that you are worthy, you are capable, you are beautiful.
God’s SO Love, Unconditionally ©Dawn Minott |with audio
God thought you were to die for, so He did.
God Is, Love Unconditionally ©Dawn Minott
Jesus Messiah, the Son of God yet as human as brother and friend
Love ©Dawn Minott |a Cento
This cento blends lines and concepts from the works of bell hooks and Maya Angelou, celebrating love as an enduring, powerful force.
I love You, Unconditionally ©Dawn Minott |an Epistolary poem
God’s don’t-want-anything-in-return kind of love—unconditionally yours!!!
Loved—Just As I Am—Unconditionally ©Dawn Minott |an Epistolary poem
Heart journey of vulnerability to unconditional love and acceptance.
Agape—Love Unconditionally ©Dawn Minott
God has a SO love for us, He gave all!
End of “Journey of Love in June” Series—Hold Heart With Both Hands ©Dawn Minott
Love has a rhythm—explore it!!
Peacock ©Dawn Minott |a Cinquain
Resplendent peafowl!!
Affirming Love ©Dawn Minott
Love transcends language, a dance of souls in a universe of whispers.
The Sanctuary of Us ©Dawn Minott
Love—in this sanctuary of us we create new experiences.
Love Full Circle ©Dawn Minott
Love like poetry in motion, love full circle.
Love to Love, Stays ©Dawn Minott | with audio
Love won’t leave when love asks more of it Love to love, stays
Rio Nuevo/New River ©Dawn Minott |an ekphrastic poem
River and sea entwine in liquid whispers.
Love Rules ©️Dawn Minott
Love rules our hearts with gentle grace.
Because of You ©Dawn Minott
Love breaths new life into weary soul, awakening dreams, making one whole.
Love Affirmation ©Dawn Minott| a R&B-poetry Collaboration
If ever you believe that love is done That’s when you’ll start back at one
Love Don’t Die Easy ©Dawn Minott
In the end, love finds a way through the night, for love don’t die easy, it’s an eternal light!
Someone Else’s Someone ©Dawn Minott
Navigating the heartbreak of breaking up.
In The Name of Peace ©Dawn Minott
A call to remember and renew our commitment to peace and security for all.
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