When You Come

Maya AngelouMaya Angelou

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When you come to me, unbidden,
Beckoning me
To long-ago rooms,
Where memories lie.Offering me, as to a child, an attic,
Gatherings of days too few.
Baubles of stolen kisses.
Trinkets of borrowed loves.
Trunks of secret words,I cry.
Maya Angelou
About the poet

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. She was an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and c…

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