- Purple
- Four Years Later
- Sonder
- When the Rain Falls
- Upon Further Review
- Here Now, Gone Later
By Amberia Shoemaker
When the rain falls, I won’t fear what is coming next
When the sun shines, you’ll be the one I run to.
When the leaves change, I’ll look forward to the things we left
When the flowers bloom, I reminisce about the way you move.
Will you hold on tighter when the Earth begins to tilt?
Will you return my love letter when the crickets call?
Will you still take the chance when the bird nests are built?
Will you be there to save me when the rain begins to fall?
About this series
This poetry series was written for a final project in African American Literature at Pellissippi State. The author, Amberia Shoemaker, writes in the style of noted African American poet and playwright, Georgia Douglass Johnson, who was an important writer during the New Negro Movement and the Harlem Renaissance.
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