Boy Meets Girl (June 22nd)

    We women really are phenomenal creatures. Our softness, warmth, strength, and grace, are only a handful of the reasons why we are just as successful managing a multi-national corporation, as we are managing a home.
    Centuries of writers (usually men) have sung the praises of women, however, one of the most beautiful and spirited odes to women was written by the simply phenomenal Maya Angelou.    
    Every time I read her words, I can't help but feel grateful for being born female.
    I hope you enjoy Phenomenal Woman, just as much as I do.

    PHENOMENAL WOMAN
        by Maya Angelou

    Pretty woman wonder where my secret lies.
    I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
    But when I start to tell them,
    They think I'm telling lies,
    I say,
    It's in the reach of my arms,
    The span of my hips,
    The stride of my step,
    The curl of my lips.
    I'm a woman
    Phenomenally.
    Phenomenal Woman,
    That's me.

    I walk into a room
    just as cool as you please,
    And to a man,
    The fellows stand or
    Fall down on their knees.
    Then they swarm around me,
    A hive of honey bees.
    I say,
    It's the fire in my eyes,
    And the flash of my teeth,
    And the swing in my waist,
    And the joy in my feet.
    I'm a woman
    Phenomenally.
    Phenomenal woman,
    That's me.

    Men themselves have wondered
    What they see in me.
    They try so much,
    But they can't touch
    My inner mystery.
    When I try to show them,
    They say they still can't see.
    I say,
    It's in the arch of my back,
    The sun of my smile,
    The ride of my breasts,
    The grace of my style.
    I'm a woman
    Phenomenally.
    Phenomenal woman,
    That's me.

    Now you understand
    Just why my head's not bowed.
    I don't shout or jump about
    Or have to talk real loud.
    When you see me passing
    It ought to make you proud.
    I say,
    It's in the click of my heels,
    The bend of my hair,
    The palm of my hand,
    The need for my care.
    'Cause I'm a woman
    Phenomenally.   
    Phenomenal woman,
    That's me.