The Spirit Of Determination

Ms. Marian Anderson is clearly blessed with the spirit of determination when she opens her mouth to sing she rocked many nations!



I am here to tell you that you have the spirit of determination inside you too it is growing inside you!  In all what you say, and in all what you do.

Your futures are yours to choose, whether you choose to win or lose however, losing for you, I cannot see, since determined you must always be.



Ms. Marian Anderson "is" I say, since she’s here with us today in spirit pointing the way showing you all how to stand tall. With your spirit of determination never should you fall!  



The spirit of determination rises you! Especially, when you hear her sing! Can't you hear and feel it? Her spirit is saying to your spirits, you have the right to learn, to be all you can be! I’m telling you this since, it is so very true; don't let nothing or no one ever take that away from you!



You possess the spirit of determination there inside, and will be all that you want to be! You can do all that you want to do, since the spirit of determination dwells inside of you and me!



When Ms. Marian Anderson sings, you may not understand the languages in which she sings, but you do hear it in the power of the songs she sings! Saying, "I have led and shown you the way! So, stay determine get all your knowledge, and maybe one day go off to college, is your goal? Your spirit of determination resides there in your soul…”



Your spirit of determination wills surly always gets you through, let nothing or nobody ever stop you. Ms. Marian Anderson's spirit of determination is here as living example of proof to for you...



Now that I have told you have your own spirit of determination I’m sure you can feel it stirring in you? Now go out into the world and let it help and work for you! Always to your own self always be true.



Do what you must do to build a greater spirit of determination inside you!

Ms. Marian Anderson is ever smiling on you!

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I wrote this one for the children so they can be aware during The Black History Month, and throughout their lives that they have the spirit of determination inside them to illustrate to them by icons like Ms. Marian Anderson, and other positive African American of whom I am so immensely proud...

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Ruth Lovejoy's picture

beautiful evocative piece Paulette!