Poeticous Logo
en
English Español Français Italiano
Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes

Catch

Big Boy came
Carrying a mermaid  
On his shoulders  
And the mermaid  
Had her tail
Curved
Beneath his arm.
 
Being a fisher boy,
He’d found a fish
To carry—
Half fish,  
Half girl  
To marry.

#Americans #Blacks #FairyTalesAndLegends #MenAndWomen #MythologyAndFolklore #Relationships

1
Enjoyed this read? Treat us to a coffee!.
Your help allows us to exist.
Liked or faved by...
Other works by Langston Hughes...
Po' Boy Blues

When I was home de Sunshine seemed like gold. When I was home de Sunshine seemed like gold. Since I come up North de
Me and the Mule

My old mule, He’s gota grin on his face. He’s been a mule so long He’s forgotten about his race. I’m like that old mule —
 2
Wake

Tell all my mourners To mourn in red — Cause there ain’t no sense In my bein’ dead.
Harlem Sweeties

Have you dug the spill Of Sugar Hill? Cast your gims On this sepia thrill: Brown sugar lassie,
 2
To Artina

I will take you heart. I will take your soul out of your… As though I were God. I will not be satisfied With the touch of your hand
Songs

I sat there singing her Songs in the dark. She said; 'I do not understand The words’.
 1
Walkers with the Dawn

Being walkers with the dawn and mo… Walkers with the sun and morning, We are not afraid of night, Nor days of gloom, Nor darkness—
Scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Edwin Landseer
The Dream Keeper

And that is what poetry may do, wrap up your dreams, protect and preserve and hold them until maybe they come true. Columbus dreamed of finding a new world, he found it. Edison dreamed ...
 1
 3
God

I am God— Without one friend, Alone in my purity World without end. Below me young lovers
 1
Prize Fighter

Only dumb guys fight. If I wasn’t dumb I wouldn’t be fightin’. I could make six dollars a day On the docks
Bound No’th Blues

Goin’ down the road, Lawd, Goin’ down the road. Down the road, Lawd, Way, way down the road. Got to find somebody
The Ballad of the Landlord

Landlord, landlord, My roof has sprung a leak. Don’t you 'member I told you abou… Way last week? Landlord, landlord,
 1
Merry-Go-Round

Where is the Jim Crow section On this merry—go—round, Mister, cause I want to ride? Down South where I come from White and colored
Madam's Past History

My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a
Acceptance

God in His infinite wisdom Did not make me very wise— So when my actions are stupid They hardly take God by surprise



Top