This page is dedicated in fun and friendship to 
a very special group of ladies 
known as the "Pearls"

The Potlitzer Pearls are a group of girls,
Some will never see fifty again,
But, being older,
They can be bolder,
And devote quality time to their friends.

The Potlitzer Pearls are polished and fine,
They have their own patina and glow,
One may admire them,
Even desire them,
All were designed and refined long ago.

The Potlitzer Pearls, well matched, but distinct,
They celebrate each other with glee,
A strand of fine pearls,
A band of fine girls,
Imbued with a radiant esprit.

Virginia (Ginny) Ellis 

~ The Potlitzer Girlies ~

 ~Anita~  ~Barbara~  ~Beverly~  ~Francine~ 
 

~Gaby Quas~  ~Ginny~  ~Nancy~  ~Pat~

PHENOMENAL WOMAN

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. 
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size 
But when I start to tell them, 
They think I'm telling lies. 
I say, 
It's in the reach of my arms 
The span of my hips, 
The stride of my step, 
The curl of my lips. 
I'm a woman 
Phenomenally. 
Phenomenal woman, 
That's me. 

I walk into a room 
Just as cool as you please, 
And to a man, 
The fellows stand or 
Fall down on their knees. 
Then they swarm around me, 
A hive of honey bees. 
I say, 
It's the fire in my eyes, 
And the flash of my teeth, 
The swing in my waist, 
And the joy in my feet. 
I'm a woman 
Phenomenally. 
Phenomenal woman, 
That's me. 

Men themselves have wondered 
What they see in me. 
They try so much 
But they can't touch 
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them 
They say they still can't see. 
I say, 
It's in the arch of my back, 
The sun of my smile, 
The ride of my breasts, 
The grace of my style. 
I'm a woman
Phenomenally. 
Phenomenal woman, 
That's me. 

Now you understand 
Just why my head's not bowed. 
I don't shout or jump about 
Or have to talk real loud. 
When you see me passing 
It ought to make you proud. 
I say, 
It's in the click of my heels, 
The bend of my hair, 
the palm of my hand, 
The need of my care, 
'Cause I'm a woman 
Phenomenally. 
Phenomenal woman, 
That's me. 

Maya Angelou

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