Easter Sunday In New York City!
Harlem’s Abyssinia Baptist Curch
Bouyed By The Words Of Rev. Butts
Remembering Easter
New York
Is the place to be
Come Easter Sunday
From uptown in Harlem
To Broadway and Greenwich Village
Since it was not possible to be everywhere
I decided to start uptown
In Harlem
For it was on Easter Sunday
When I was thirteen
That I first visited Harlem
The first thing I saw when I emerged from the A train
Was a man in a pea green suit
And green suede shoes
And a beautiful brown lady in pink
I wish I could have preserved that moment
That’s why I have decided to preserve some magic moments
From the Easter of 2010
And I discovered
The Easter spirit is far more alive in Harlem
Than downtown on Fifth Avenue
So it’s a good thing I perched outside Abyssinia Baptist Church
Where The Reverend Doctor Butts holds forth
And the parishioners
Routinely dress like members of the Ebony Fashion Fair
So I knew they would be really fly
On Easter Sunday morning
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A Pretty Pink Bonnet
And All The Rest Too!
A Vision In White
Head Sculpture!
Strolling
Spiritually Fortified
Friends!
Regal!
A Brown Fox!
Sistas!
This is How You Fill Up A Dress!
A Bootilicious Babe
Walking Away In Style!
Couples
Old School Cool
Elegant Natty Dreads
Stylin and Profilin
The Brother’s Represent!
Bearing A Gift Of Easter Lilies
Solid As A Rock!
The Deacons
Guardians Of The Faith!
The Men Of Abyssinian
Standing The Test Of Time!
Nobody Knows The Troubles I’ve Seen
Man On The Go
Plotting His Next Move
High Fly
Like a roach on a porch…to smooth to move!
Cool Papa Do!
Chilly Willie
Big Boy & Shorty George
Watching The Girls Go By
Nonchalance
A Gentleman Of Style
Deacon C. Vernon Mason…
Surveys The Crowd
Clean As The Board Of Health!
A Paragon Of Male Elegance
Old School Player!
On The Good Foot
A Sophisticated Savage
Groomed and Decorated For The Easter Parade
Building A Solid Foundation For The Future
A Young Man Of Vision
Keep On Pushing!
Don’t Yhall Git Weary Chillun
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Down Town
Avenue Of The Swells
A Fifth Avenue Dame!
Chic!
A Fifth Avenue Dandy!
In Central Park
On The Cusp Of Spring
A Beautiful Easter Bonnet!
With All The Frills Upon It
A High Fashion Diva
A Ballerina In The Park
In A Contemplative Mood
The Sitting Ballerina Dazzles A Fan
As She Reflects On the Meaning Of Life With Documentarian David Rich
Poised For Action
She Moves When Someone Feeds The Bucket
And Then She Goes Through
A Repertoire Of Movements
She Blew Us Candy Kisses
Struck Grand Poses
And Assumed Elegant Stances
From Any Angel
She Is Marvelous!
And Gracious Too
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Even Little Girls
Wear Easter Bonnets
And Decorate Themselves Like
Easter Eggs!
