Sisters, these poems, Reunion and Sista’s Song,

 were written by my dear friend and SisterSpeak

 contributor Nichelle Nichols who visited me this

 past summer after completing her Masters thesis.

 Nichelle and I have known one another for nearly

 14 years, and have navigated the terrain of mother-

 hood, marriage, and life as ambitious young mothers,

 wives, and aspiring world-changers.

 We’ve laughed, cried, juggled college, career, and

 diaper-changing while nursing our babies, of which

 we both have four. We’ve babysat for one another,

 celebrated milestones together, and shared in one

 another’s victories and losses.

 Needless to say, we are blessed with a friendship

 that transcends distance, time, and life’s many

 changes. Nichelle’s words bring me to tears each

 time I read them, and I hope you too find beauty

 in them, and that fond thoughts of your sisterfriends

 warm your heart as you join in the melody of a sweet

 “Reunion” and  a “Sista’s Song”.     --Editor