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Terry a O'Neal
Bestselling author, Terry a O’Neal, whose poetry has been published in numerous magazines, journals and newspapers around the world has been named among the most popular African American female writers of our time. Currently, she is an instructor of English, literature, and communications in higher education in the United States.
A Soul’s Petition for What Was Lost
Poem
26 March 2026
A Soul’s Petition for What Was Lost
A poem about missed moments and hard realizations, where the wish for more time opens into a deeper understanding of what was overlooked.
Reflections
One Photo Story
20 April 2023
Reflections
Reflection of light in darknessReveals the capital of a nationStill standing.Wounded but not broken,Marked with blood-stained tearsCracked and scarred from years of strife.Succeeding 247 prances around the Sun,Bruised and flawed from tough battles won;Yet, we endure—we march on:The everlasting land of the free,Home of the brave.Shaped and strengthened by remnantsOf…
Circle of Eternity
Poem
21 April 2017
Circle of Eternity
in high regard / I hold him / his excellence emerges / from many places / untold faces of wisdom / deep-rooted in the earth…
Who Knows of the Wilted Rose
Poem
17 April 2017
Who Knows of the Wilted Rose
What is to become of me / I wonder as I breathe / Pondering / The hands of time / How swiftly it passes by / Evaporating…
Life, Liberty and a Pursuit
Poem
2 February 2017
Life, Liberty and a Pursuit
Near the riverbank where we / Buried her, I light a candle / And wait, patient as a hunter / Detecting what the beast will do / In the next moment…