On Nov. 26th, we shared the theme of Witches in honour of Hallowe'en. It was delightful to notice how many of us interpreted 'witches' as women with special powers and vision, women with extraordinary charisma.
Here is one example, Maya Angelou's Phenomenal Woman: you can find the full text online.
Phenomenal Woman Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit 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.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees. (...)