The sound of her rich voice put a few more jewels on my crown, added a couple of inches to each hip…took me on a trip back home to a place I’ve never been, yet my soul knows. She makes you remember the future. She makes you remember yourself. Our voices are powerful. Yet, our voices are only the tip of a great continent meeting the sea/see. And indeed, I see you…I see us (even in the dark). Come get fed off this here cornbread vernacular!
Oftentimes, I am asked the origin and/or meaning of my name. Shimah is a derivative of the name Shammah; Hebrew-Arabic in origin, with a biblical reference to Jehovah Shammah meaning 'God is present'. It is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable and the only one who shortens it on a consistent basis is my mother. I think I've been looking for ways to ground myself since birth - love grounds me, as does the written word. And so, here we are! Please explore the menu on the homepage; here you will find the different areas in which I express myself through script. Be it impromptu poetry, editing work, my ever-growing children's literature series, or the socially conscious (yet personally knotted) blog, it all siphons into creating and expression by way of the written word. I refer to myself as the Maternal Head of a beautiful little girl who lovingly just calls me mommy. If you've gotten through this lengthy bio then I will assume you've got time today... so, please leave me a note - the literates are in need of inspiration and constructive feedback from time to time. Take care of your soul and I'll see ya'll 'round the way.
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