Walking Through a Maze of Life

By Abdul Sunni Ghani

Walking through a Maze will take you on an edifying journey of life, lessons learned and realizing how these experiences will prepare and cultivate you into being the best version of yourself. It is only then, that you can embrace hope, love and understanding life and commitment. It’s like a puzzle, where all the pieces finally come together.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Oct 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9781665562638

Abdul Sunni Ghani

Born Edward Lee Williams in Atlanta Georgia, he later embraced Islam and changed his name to Abdul Sunni Ghani. Poetry and lyrical words came easily for Abdul, having a passion and gift for the expression of his feelings and beliefs. During the early 70’s, Abdul was able to get over a dozen of his poems published in various books. These poems were written over a span of fifty years beginning in 1972 to present. He is a graduate of Akron University with a BA degree in Technical Education. After working thirty-seven years at the Ford Motor Company, he retired in 1997 to live out his dream as a poet. Today he resides in Cleveland, Ohio with his lovely wife, Diane.

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Published by AuthorHouse 12/02/2022

ISBN: 978-1-6655-6262-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6655-6263-8 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2022911302

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CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

It’s All About Love

Sleeping with an Angel

U R Special

Amazing Love

Amazing Black Woman

U Are

I Thought Of You

Forgive Me

To Say Without Saying

Intimate

Imagine

Ecstasy

On The Edge

To Long

A Blessing

Wedding Vows

Strange Feelings

Yesterday

Never the Same

All Of You

Just Once

Untitled

Ebony Hands

The Greatest Of Creations

Without You

A Dream Come True

Think About It

Just Yesterday

Close

Inside Of Me

Until

Love Me Like A Woman

Another Year

Gentle Departure

Envious Heart

Before The Storm

Our 46 Anniversary

Xmas Eve

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

Just Your Scent

Happy Anniversary

What Matters

Wife

The Wife of the Year Award

Happy Mother’s Day

Anticipation

A Dream Come True

Belonging

Reflections

Laughing

Precious Life

A Conversation To Myself

Just On Loan

No Time

Black Women in Red Dresses

Words

Getting Down

Love Is

Temporarily Love

Life

Sisters, Why Don’t You Smile?

Windows Of The Soul

Black African Mississippi Woman

CON-VEN-YET

Faded Love Affair

Smile

Black African Queen

Sister’s In Jeans

Precious

After Dinner

What IF

A Meal In A Mini-Dress

Kissing

To Be Continued

Who’s Listening

Wake Up

I Am

Hard Times

Olde Of A Teenagers Thoughts

Evolution

A Black Man’s Love

Like Hollywood

Looking In The Mirror

Change

The Contender

No Instant Replay

Why Am I Mad

Why Am I Mad

One Million Man March

I Wish You Could Have Been Here

We Celebrate The Second Time Around

After The Verdict

About the Author

PREFACE

FROM THE COTTON FIELDS TO THE WHITE HOUSE

IN AND OUT OF OPPRESSION BUT

HOPE FOR ANOTHER DAY

THE FUTURE

These poems you are about to read are a collection of mixed thoughts at different times in my life. Some of them will make you fall in love, while others will make you cry or even furious. My first book, All Roads Lead to Your Heart was the beginning of my writing that started in the 1970’s and my main focus was giving praise to all my beautiful black women, and all women of color that I didn’t feel were getting the respect and recognition that they deserved. Then I began to write about all the other things that made up the Black family. My heart is always with my black woman because, to me, she is the brightest star in the universe. The softness of the moonlights glow and are sweet as a million honey bees. For me she is the mother of the world and her DNA is in every human being walking on the face of this earth.

There is nothing that can compare with the black woman. I hope you enjoy my new collection of poems that started in the 1970’s to the present date. I’d like to say Thank You to the black woman for paving the way for all of us, black men. I’d like to Thank You for all of your sacrifices, struggles, heartache and pain that you endured. All the loads you had to carry for our black families. All the floors you scrubbed. All the rapes you suffered. All the tears you cried. All the beatings you took. For all this, there is nothing that I would not do for you. This book is dedicated to you, my Beautiful Black Woman. For you are and have always been in the forefront of my thoughts and my inspiration in all that feel compelled to write about.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The book you are about to read would not be possible without giving thanks and a very special praise to those that inspired me to compile my thoughts as I put pen to paper. Whether it’s appropriate or inappropriate, does not matter to me because deep in my heart I must express my true feelings for all of the black women that have been in my life. I want to give them all the glory and praise that they truly deserve.

I first must give the greatest thanks to the creator, who secretly formed me in my mother’s womb, and to my mother, Hatti Moorer who brought me into this world and gave me my first breath of life. I’d like to thank my beautiful wife who has been by my side for over 50 years and has given me all of the inspiration and love that poured out through my fingertips.

All of the accomplishments and accolades have always come through the hands of the black women in my life. These beautiful black women who gave me guidance and direction and taught me how to love them, the way a woman should be loved. Also instilling in me how a black man should love his woman.

I would like to also give thanks to all of my fellow poets who gave me advice and encouragement to keep writing. A special thanks and shout out to my friend and fellow poet, Ted Wilson, who always gave me much needed constructive criticism and wisdom that helped and kept me on the straight path.

I certainly would be remiss if I did not mention, my very good friend, Ms. Christine Olds, for the long enduring hours she spent deciphering and reading over my poems. Without her dedication, this book would have surely been delayed in being published.

Thank you

Abdul Sunni Ghani

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DEDICATION TO BLACK LOVE

LOVE LETTERS AND POEMS WRITTEN

TO MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE

~DIANNE WILLIAMS GHANI~

LETTERS AND POEMS WRITTEN

WITH A EMPHASIS ON

BLACK LOVE

BLACK STRUGGLES

BLACK MEMORIES

BLACK LIVES MATTER

This book is dedicated to my wife, Dianne Williams Ghani

She is my inspiration and this comes from deep down in

my soul. Her personality, her sharp mind, her wisdom and

her warm caring of people are some of the qualities that

makes her the special woman she is. My wife is never selfish,

unwavering and is always giving of herself without hesitation.

The twinkle in her eye and her great sense of humor that

flows from her radiate smile, and the soft spiritual heavenly

glow that illuminates her face, lights up a room filled with

darkness. We will soon have fifty plus years together, and if I

may borrow a quote from the old saying "Like Fine Wine, It

Only Gets Better With Time". In essence, her being is that of a

BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMAN

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IT’S ALL ABOUT LOVE

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I have this great feeling that makes me feel so good inside. It feels like I’m always floating on air, suspended in space and my heart is always smiling. So full of joy and laughter! I always have a feeling of pure