2nd Project at Scrap That Poetry - Maya Angelou Poem

Here are 2 projects I did for the 2nd part of the month as Guest Designed over at Scrap That Poetry. I really enjoyed being a Guest Designer over there. A great group of ladies and FUN ways to think about Scrappin' and Journaling.

Phenomenal Woman
by Maya Angelou
Pretty woman wonder where my secret lies,
I'm not cute or built to fit 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.
They swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees,
I say,
Its the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
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 to show them,
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 the arch of my back
The sun in 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,
I ought to make you proud
I say,
It's the click of my heals,
The bend of my hair,
The need for my care.
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally,
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I'm a Guest Designer on Scrap That Poetry!

I'm so excited to be a Guest Designer this month on Scrap That Poetry! The first Projects and Challenges are up NOW...check it out! The poem this time around was IF by Rudyard Kipling. You can read the poem below and after that are my 2 Lay Outs.

IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

We could pick one word or phrase from the poem and create a page or take the who poem and do something with it. I did two LO's and this first one I took a few lines and ran with it. Also brought attention to a few of the words individually. The pictures were taken at camp this summer during a "Corn Hole" Competition. Since My Husband, his Brother, Mother, and Uncle were getting a little more competitive than they should I thought it would be fun to do a page.

This picture is of my mother playing putt-putt in Florida. She was concentrating oh-so-hard!

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Scrap That Poetry

I just applied for the Scrap That Poetry DT!!! I hope I make it! I've been a long time fan of poetry, quotes, and lyrics and I think it would be just want I need to incorporate them more into my crafting! Wish Me Luck!
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