1. Once a Lady told Me 2. Everytime it Rains 3. Mothers Habits 4. Conversation 5. The Geni in the Jar 6. Mothers 7. The December of My Springs 8. The Women Gather 9. The Life I Led 10. Legacies 11. How Do You Write a Poem 12. The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be 13. Nikki-Rosa 14. Poem (for Nina) 15. Categories 16. Housecleaning 17. Scrapbooks 18. Dreams 19. Beautiful Black Men 20. Always There are the Children