* The Auxiliary of The Atlas Senior Center / The Department of Family Support Services
 
THINGS YOU
SHOULD KNOW
 
Contact
Friends of the
79th Street
Seniors at

robin.tillotson@
cityof
chicago.org

312-745-4401
 
Friends of 79th Street Seniors
Auxiliary
Committee
Marion Bond
Lorren Dogan
Patricia Edmond
Brenette Jelks
Ruby Larkin
Sandra Ragan
Chris Ridgnal
Tamatha Smith
Najlah Tamir
Evelyn Washington
Olive Waugh
 
Steppers Set
Committee
Rosetta Chadmon
Michael Henley
Evelyn Washington
(Chairperson)
 
FAVORITE
SENIOR LINKS
 


Little Brothers:
Friends of the Elderly


The Northwestern Alzhiemer's
Disease Center

 
OTHER
FAVORITE LINKS
 


BaBa Blankets


Atlas Family Blog


City Stars Group



S.O.M.


Sugar Strings
"Intergenerational
Information"


Richard Pegue

""In Memorium"


JF Productions


Bernard's Wear

 
 

THE WRITERS' CORNER

Click HERE for our Writer's Corner Archive

2010
INTRODUCING THE ATLAS CENTER'S
POET LAUREATE
BABA GRIOT LEONARD LUCAS

MARCH

"JAZZ RAP"

I rap with substance
I create, educate, donate, stimulate and elevate the minds to design
I activate words into rhythms
That rhyme with time
Life can be a gring
But what I say is no Crime
My words come in nines
I was touched by the divine
I am genuine
I lay it on the line
I don't do it blind
I rap with substance
I spread history to the heart to eliminate the lead
From the ded head
I touch humanity to avert vanity
To prevent insanity
I make minds and souls whole and I keep them warm from the cold
Some people will say that I am bold
And some will say that I am always in control
I make them rotate, gyrate and gravitate to the spoken words
I spike the mike so that they can ride on my words like a bike
I rap in substance
I rap in substance
I rap in substance

 
FEBRUARY

"MY AFRICAN QUEEN"
(A poem for Leslie)

You are truly an
African queen
From the ancient
Nile with that
Beautiful smile,
I love your style, especially
Your profile
   

 

When you walk in rhythm
You rhyme with time that
Simulate my mind.
Your beautiful spring summer eyes
Hypnotize and magnetize
 
My mind by your decision
You was touched by the
Creator from above in
Platonic love. You are sensuous.
You are the morning sun that rise
And set on the shores of my mind in the
Valley of serenity, for you have an affinity.
   
 
You create ecstasies in my
Dreams, you are beautiful
Memories of life that ward
Off strife, you cut into my heart
With love like a sharp knife.
 

You never change you stay
The same, your name brings me fame.
You are the best, different from the rest.
Your attitudes are never rude. Your personality
Give light to reality.   You are a beautiful
African queen the most beautiful woman
That I have ever seen,
You will always be in my dreams.

 
JANUARY

WHO AM I?

I am ancient, I was first on this earth,
And I cover the universe
Who am I?
I am older than the pyramids and the sphinxes
Who am I?
I am an African man, I am a black man,
I am a king and a Mandingo warrior. I am a mind that can design,
Develop, implement goals and objectives with a purpose.
Who am I?
I'm a husband, a father, a grandfather
Who am I?
I am a poet, a historian, a story teller and a Griot
Who am I?
Experiences, knowledge and wisdom
Who am I?
I'm the past, present and future.
Who am I?
I am spirituality, respect, discipline, patience, responsibility, trust
Morality, peace, parity and a child for God
A child of God,
A child of God,
And I am thankful for touching humanity with humility.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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