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TianaMariePoetry

we are Never Alone . . . as long as we remember GOD is always with us.

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****************************************** I WRITE BECAUSE ....I write to share my pain and sorrows, because a sorrow shared is a sorrow lessened. I write to quiet the committee in my head, so that the healing can begin to mend. I write to share the joy I've found, since finding the God of my understanding, Who loves me unconditionally, without being judgmental or demanding.I write to offer faith and hope, that no matter what, one can find peace of mind, If you’re willing to give your worries to God, and leave your fears behind. I write to say that dreams do come true, only it’s in God’s time, not in mine. And since I tend to mess up when I take control, waiting for God’s time is just fine.And last, but not least, I write to give thanks, for my children’s encouragement, Because without it I would not have, this body of work, with which to present, My thoughts and feelings, my fears and hopes, and even my craziest dream, ‘Cause long as I stay true to the path, no dream is too extreme. **********************************************A POET's PREROGATIVE ....... The other day we were listening to a song, my babygirl and I. It was about how he had done her wrong, how he had made her cry. My daughter says it must be tough, to be involved with a musician, Cause if you mess up, your business’ll be, the very next rendition.And so I guess the same holds true if you mess around and mess over a poet. ‘Cause we consider it a life experience and let the whole world know it. So you better be good to me baby, or you’ll be the subject of an unflattering poem. Ya may want to think about it, contemplate it, deliberate it, if you ever decide to roam.**********************************************I WAS TOLD That the reason Tinkerbell is my favorite animated character is because I have a weakness for males who don't wanna grow up .... go figure. **********************************************************
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THE Newest Hottest Happeningist Poetry Venue in Vegas - - "Testosterone vs Estrogen" is co-produced by poets TianaMarie & Knowledge. It happens every THURSDAY inside POETRY NiteClub - Vegas' newest & hottest Club in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace - - Doors Open @ 8:30. The Poets Take The Stage from 9:00pm til 11:00.



Please check out this video called "Fear and Fire" - It's a tribute to the victims of 9-11 ~ ~ This is what poetry is all about . . . or at least should be:
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Las Vegas Slam Team Poet, KNOWLEDGE, has been voted one of the nation's TOP 10 Poets at FameCast.com, an online "American Idol" for multiple genres including Spoken Word (Poetry).
The competition began with 200 poets, then the field was narrowed to 50, then 25, and now the TOP TEN will be reduced to the FINAL FIVE ~ ~ PLEASE, if you're feeling this poem go to www.FameCast.com
AND Register AND Vote 4 KNOWLEDGE ~ ~ Remember: The Spoken Word competion is on STAGE 11 & You can vote Once Each Day through November 30th. THANKS.
Peace & Blessings. TianaMarie
I believe in magic - - as in miracles and divine intervention and this gift of poetry that God has given me. I believe in the power of prayer. I believe there are more things unseen than seen and more will be revealed as I take this journey through life. I believe the joy is in the journey, not in the destination. I have a passion for developing my spirituality and strengthening my connection with the God of my understanding - - and giving back what was so freely given to me. . . . . I'm also EXTREMELY passionate about . . . . . . . S P O K E N W O R D . . . . . . writing poetry & prose, family & friends, music, ... road trips with the girls ... business development, entrepreneurship, did I say music (?), conversation, swimming, dancing, cooking, * * * * DANCING * * * *


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* * * * DANCING * * * * watching someone who's tired get energized after I've given her a facial and makeover. I like to eat out, design web sites, run a boston in a hot game of bid whist, and meet new peeps. What does your zodiac say about you?
Scorpio SymbolismRuling Planet: PlutoElement: WaterSymbol: The ScorpionFlowers: BlackthornColors: Maroon, Deep RedGemstone: OpalTraits: Intense, Magnetic
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I'd like to meet:

Aretha, Poetri, Mos Def, Russell Simmons, Tyler Perry, Oprah, and anyone who has a passion for creative expression and a spiritual connection with a Higher Power ....... and meeting a literary agent who likes my work would also be nice .......
Your Love Element Is Fire
In love, you are a true listener and totally present.
For you, love is all about feeling more alive than you've ever felt.

You attract others with your joy and passion.
Your flirting style is defined by your strong ability to communicate.

Fun and play are the cornerstones of your love life.
And while your flame may burn too brightly, it's part of your appeal.

You connect best with: Wood

Avoid: Water

You and another Fire element: will likely burn out quickly What Element Is Your Love?

Music:

neo-soul, jazz, R&B, hip hop, ole'skool blues - - Lady Day & Bessie Smith, ..... Gil Scott Heron - no one like him ..... Coltrane, Grover Washington Jr., Cannonball Adderly, Turrentine, Wahlum, Boney James, Stan Getz, Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins, Gato Barbieri - - I'm a sax fanatic, mostly tenor & soprano, but Charlie Parker on the Alto is my exception ..... Wes Montgomery - in a class of his own ...... ............. Babyface: George Benson, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Harry Connick Jr., Bobby (Blue) Bland, Bobby Womack, Isley Bros., Hiroshima, Weather Report, Quincy, Ahmad Jamal .... Aretha - - her voice is an instrument all to its own .... ALL-TIME fav song: Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding ....... Tina, Anita Baker Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, Phyllis Hyman & Thelma Houston, The Ojays, EW&F, AWB, Billy Paul & Johhny Taylor ... & Tupac .... what a loss

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..... and Luther - another loss, Queen Latifah - the Dana Owens cd & Mariah - the Mimi cd, Bob Marley, TOK's 'Footprints', Lyfe, Van Hunt, Jill Scott, India Aire, MJB, Usher, Eric Benet, John Legend, Goapele, Mint Condition, Common ... and Jamie - what an 'unpredictable' surpriz that was .... and the 'indies' the 'unboxed' - thank u myspace or I may never have discovered gems like FrontPage ..... check them out at www.myspace.com/capitalejsrecordsfrontpage ....... there's just 2-2 many to list them all .... but I tried ... lol

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MySpace Comments GraphicsAnd last, but not least, I dance to the beat of a different drummer - the spoken word poet - from the ole skool poets like The Last Poets and Saul Williams - to the current underground spoken word artists like Talem Acey, Marc Marcel, Andrew Tyree, Knowledge the Wordsmith, Liz Strait, Shihan, Marc Lacy, Scorpio Blues,L.I.F.E. and the list just keeps going on . . .

Movies:

Five Heartbeats ...... She's Gotta Have It - most any produced by Spike Lee ..... Brown Sugar, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, What's Love Got To Do With It, Hustle & Flow, Diary of a Mad Black Woman . . . PHAT GIRLZ . . . movies that stir my emotions . . . Madea's Family Reunion, Four Brothers, anything by John Singleton and/or Tyler Perry, both Barber Shops & Beauty Shop .... movies that make me laugh ............. The Lion King ......... Pretty Woman - most Julia Roberts .... actually, most romantic comedys, West Side Story, Jumpin Jack Flash/Burglar/most any Whoopie, Trading Places - most any Eddie Murphy, Crash, Blade, ............. Star Wars ............ Billie Dee - especially in Lady Sings the Blues ... Anything with Angela Basset, Lawrence Fishburne, Samuel Jackson or morgan Freeman ...... Underworld, Thirteenth Floor ......... Matrix I,II,III ......... The Mighty Quinn, Pelican Brief, Philadelphia .... most any of Denzel's .... and ALL of Will Smiths ......I guess I'm into movies :)OOPS ~ ~ ~ I almost forgot: MOVIES THAT ARE HOT AND STEAMY
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Television:

The Closer, L&O - SVU, Girlfriends, Half-n-half, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Oprah, CSI – Vegas, Tyra, reruns of Living Single & Its A Different World & Sex In The City ...... America's Next Top Model, Inked, Pimp My Ride, Runway sumthin on Bravo - I like the creative-type 'reality' shows ....... - - - Now, having said that, I probably watch about 3 episodes per season unless I catch the re-broadcast on late nite as I fall asleep ...... but the ONE thing I DO make time for - - da PLAYOFFS!!!!!!!!~ ~ ~ And of Course: RUSSELL SIMMON's DEF POETRY JAM

Books:

Basic Text, The Road Less Traveled, A Course in Miracles, Five Smooth Stones, The Celestine Prophecy, Smart Women-Foolish Choices, Manchild in the Promised Land, and Disappearing Acts .... I'm also a fan of Baldwin, Toni Morrison, T.D. Jakes, Alice Walker, Dori Sanders, Alex Haley and Henry David Thoreau. ......... The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes ... What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? or fester like a sore and then run? Maya Angelou - as author and poet .... Paul Laurence Dunbar ....... We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes, This debt we pay to human guile, With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties ........ and a ton of current spoken word artists two of my favs not published yet are TamaraBlue out of L.A. and Rhyming Fool whose work is posted on www.poetri.com along with another fav of mine, Tony Award winner Poetri...... the 'Lord of the Rings' - yes, the books, they're even better than the movies ..... and the 'Clan of the Cavebear' series - 'cause sumtimes I'm into a 'lil bit of fantasy . . . . . I'm also a: and into Terry McMillan, Eric Jerome Dickey, Carl Webber, Nora Roberts, E. Lynn Harris, and Sandra Kitt. Last, but not least . . . . . I am also a and love Robin Cook, Walter Mosely, John Grisham, John Sanford, Steve Thayer, Steve Martini and some Dean Koontz ..... Guess you just have to say I'm a reader.

Heroes:


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Tyler Perry - any man who would build a house with not one, but 2 prayer grottos, got my vote // // George Wiley - who fought for the poorest of the poor - the "undeserving" poor - when no one else would // // Oprah, because she allows God to use her // // Russell Simmons, because he's created a national stage for Spoken Word //"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?" --Nelson Mandela
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{Poem} I Benefit From Racism

I originally wrote this piece under the title "Separate Does Not Mean Equal", but after watching Dave Chapell on The Actors Studio tonite, I decided to retitle it.  He said until white ameri...
Posted by TianaMariePoetry on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:56:00 PST

{ Poem } A Grownup Dilemma

A Grownup Dilemma   I think about you all day long, not to the point of obsession, But a minute here, 10 seconds there, my thoughts travel in your direction. You're usually my first thought w...
Posted by TianaMariePoetry on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:25:00 PST

{Poem} All Praise & Honor To Womanhood

All Praise & Honor to Womanhood    Today I stand before you, to give honor to my womanhood, I choose to embrace all that which is mine, like no man ever could. Im not some fleshy piece o...
Posted by TianaMariePoetry on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:42:00 PST

{Poem} Lost Dreams Awaken

Lost Dreams Awaken I look to Gods creation for purpose and inspiration. Cause faith can move mountains, along with a 'lil perspiration. Ya know its aerodynamically impossible for the bumble bee to ...
Posted by TianaMariePoetry on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:27:00 PST

{Poems} Intro & I Write In Rhyme

IntroductionJust thought I'd take a minute to share a 'lil sumthin sumthin 'bout who I am.Been peepin your poetry site for a while, 'fraid if I shared you would condemn.But you all put yourselves out ...
Posted by TianaMariePoetry on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:20:00 PST

I Am A Scorpio Child

Scorpio's ( NOT an original piece) Scorpio is the eighth Sign of the Zodiac, and you shouldn't take that lightly. You shouldn't take Scorpios lightly, either. Those born under this Sign are dead ...
Posted by TianaMariePoetry on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:18:00 PST