Could someone please quote the poem "Connie" by Nikki Giovanni for me?

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I have searched and found three parts of this poem (twenty-three lines in all) but am not sure if this is the complete work or if this is the correct order?

"quiet ...
like a quilt on a feather bed ..  to  "that we don't care
                                                      we smile"                   (8 lines)
and

"quiet ...
like the sound of a cumulous cloud floating by .." to  "the cream to peak at its whipping...
                                                                                    the idea that will make it alright"      (9 lines)

and

"quiet ...
like a blue sky on a summer day ..."   to " just walk in the grass day ...
                                                                barefooting life"                         (6 lines)

Any help would be most appreciated.

? · Accepted Answer

Its from the book...The Sun is So Quiet.

Connie

Quiet…like the sound of a cumulus cloud floating by…or a butterfly fluttering its wings…no sound…just casual patience…a waiting for the pie to come from the oven…the cream to peak at its whipping…the idea that will make it all right

Quiet…like a blue sky on a summer day…no rain coming…but no drought worries…just walk in the grass bare footing  life…eluding chiggers…cheating something…but not ourselves

Quiet…like a quilt on a feather bed…and frost on the window…we write our names knowing…the sun will melt them off

But the sun is so quiet…that we don’t care

We smile

5 ft 7 Texas Heaven · Answer

I didn't read it but you might try this, if you haven't yet.

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Ajggrqx4sZtdulHKDS3BikFhk70X?p=%22Connie%22+by+Nikki+Giovanni&fr=ush-mail

Or this

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/sun-so-quiet-poems

Of course you can dig deeper, research the author and any body of work.

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Could someone please quote the poem "Connie" by Nikki Giovanni for me?

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