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BEAUTIFUL, MIGHTY ODETTA
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JOURNAL #34 what a voice
what a soul
a fiery intellect
to shameless brown skin
born
that she was
the world lost
a most lovely
lyrical orator
today
though her melodies
forever remain
intoned
in the ears of
we who care to listen
a taste of what should be
she did bestow
'Beautiful, Mighty Odetta'
what treasures of song
you so generously bequeathed
to the hungry human ear
to those of us at the far, far below
we of the strapped earth
all misguided children
throughout one tragedy
or another
reaching for our own
for we know not what
so thank you
so beloved songstress
for all your selfless gifts
you left laying behind
the smile of your voice
shall live long in our hearts.......................
(Dec. 4, 2008 235am)
