Black History Poetry: 2 poems from Evelyn (Eve) Hall

So Much Hate

Whites against Blacks
Daughters against mothers
Sons against fathers
Brothers against sisters

Why so much hate?

Where is the love for one another
Where is the morals and the guidance?
Where is the unity and support?
Where is the peace and security?

What is this world coming to?

When will we be united as a true brotherhood?
When will prejudice an racism be erased?
When will neighbor truly love neighbor?
When will Martin L. King’s dream be realized?

It starts with the, ‘Golden Rule,’
“You loving your neighbor as you love yourself.”

Nubian Queen

No man can possess her,
She is as elusive as a butterfly.
No man has power over her,
She is in complete control.
No man can capture her soul,
She escapes from them all.

She will steal their hearts.

She entices, seduces and enchants,
No man is free from her allurement,
She is from another world.
No man can misuse her, or abuse her,
She will have them succumbing to her charms,
No man will ever succeed in winning her love..

Bio: Evelyn (Eve) Hall is an, African American author & poet, living in, Indiana.

She has written over twenty five books for children, have self published five of them.

Her work has appeared in several magazines and anthologies, including, Purpose, Mature Living and The Chicken Soup Series.. She has won several writing awards, winning 1st-5th place.

She has done several book readings and book signings throughout the Atlanta area.

She attended a writer’s workshop in MN and the Hurston/Wright Writer’s Workshop at

Howard University. Alexs Pate was her group leader.

Her goal is to find support to get her works published by a children’s book publisher who believes diversity is sorely needed in our children’s books.