{This poem was written for me by Labi Siffre, an internationally renown poet, singer, and kindred brother spirit that I revere and adore...to ease my constant displeasure with most of my photos...I always look much better in person!...It is a gift that I will cherish eternally!}
at 6 delightful
16 a beauty
at 33 a thoughtful pose
and a hint of diana the ross
methinks
at 36 now locked for life
a woman who knows
where she wants to be
and as the locks grow
the smile and steady gaze
seem more assured
at 39 a challenging look?
to friend and foe alike
and now a little sadness
gleaned from thinking
deep those questions
most avoid
the struggle never ends
Labi Siffre
4th oct '02
1969 - 6 years old
Televised fashion show in my hometown, Chicago, Illinois
1979 - 16 years old
Cotillion Ball Debutante
1996 WRFG 89.3FM Atlanta- 33 years old...
1996 - 33 years old...
1999 - New hair for a new millennieum - LOCKED FOR LIFE!!! - Just 2 years from baldness! - 36 years old...
1999 - MORE LOCKS... - 36 years old...
2003...39 years old...locked 5 years...my big eyes get bigger when flashed!
2003...39 years old...almost smiling!...locks hidden by my beloved black clothing...
2003...In a novel that I adore, "The Temple of My Familiar" by Alice Walker, a character named "Lissie" is haunted by all of her past lives which shine through on each photo she takes etc...I am an ancient weary soul and each of my photos morph me similarly...I can take 5 shots over 5 minutes and look like 5 totally different people...In this photo, me and my locks swell....
2004...40 years old...New body...Locks longer but not thicker as I wish they were...{Please excuse my allergy eyes...I am allergic to pollen and often forced to wear glasses rather than my beloved contacts most of the spring and summer...}
2005...41 years old...Gray flecks speckled in my adult ropes...I am still in love with my locks!...Mellowing out as an educator...
December, 2008... 45 years old...Final print issue of CLIK Magazine...Taken by Master Photographer Duane Cramer...{See more at: http://www.duanecramer.com/start.html }
2008-Artistic Play
2008-Artistic Message