Ty Swint Poetry
MY BLACK SLIP DRESS
My black slip dress has danced with angel wings
in the streets of New Orleans
My black slip dress has draped me gently
as I listened to jazz legends, enjoying a date alone
relishing in the sounds of golden trumpets, melodic voices and a trombone
My black slip dress has warmed me along with checkered flannel
as I dreamed of singing jazz myself
and playing blues on the piano
My black slip dress has played in the halls at the Ritz
catching the eye of many with her sexy little slit
My black slip dress has played the part of one of my favorite characters,
little miss hip hop
for another black slip dress
there's no need to shop
However, my black slip dress has yet to feel the touch of your warm embrace
That was her original purpose
for which I suppose there will be another time,
another chance
some other place
Your love is Queen
it is my everything
It's making my soul sing
making my body move
making me appreciate every lump, bump and every groove
Your love is Queen
it is my everything
It's my heart
my art
my being
my light
Your love is Queen
and my dear love
I love you with everything I have inside of me
YOUR-LOVE-IS-QUEEN
Title: Ode to Me 5/27/2022
Photo By: Othello Carter
We are poetry in motion
We are love songs
We are givers of life
Queens, Mothers, Lovers, Wives
We are everything
We are woman
Title: About Woman 7/29/2021
Art By: Kathy Dismus (Ty on Cajon)
The earth beneath my feet
Even if it's just concrete and not so solid ground
Grounds me in such a noisy world
Quiets the vibrations and pulls on my heart, my soul
Reminding me to, for a small time, relinquish my goals
AND JUST BE
Tune into myself
Appreciate all that I am and wanting for nothing else
Being still, having enough, thankful, grateful
JUST TO BE
FREE
ME
MYSELF
Poem: JUST BE 11/25/2017
Photo By: Othello Carter
First book of poems
I GET TO BE
Coming October 2024
NO ORDINARY LOVE
