“His day is done.”
After Nelson Mandela died in December, Maya Angelou wrote a poem to commemorate the life of her friend.
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The poem — "His Day is Done" — feels especially meaningful now that Maya has also died.
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Among the other beautiful lines, Maya wrote:
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"We will not forget you, we will not dishonor you, we will remember and be glad that you lived among us, that you taught us, and that you loved us all."
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