#Americans #Blacks
Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail
Oh, silver tree! Oh, shining rivers of the soul! In a Harlem cabaret Six long—headed jazzers play. A dancing girl whose eyes are bold
The gold moth did not love him So, gorgeous, she flew away. But the gray moth circled the flam… Until the break of day. And then, with wings like a dead d…
Down in the bass That steady beat Walking walking walking Like marching feet. Down in the bass
been scared and battered. My hopes the wind done scattered. Snow has friz me, Sun has baked me, Looks like between 'em they done
Good morning, daddy! Ain’t you heard The boogie—woogie rumble Of a dream deferred? Listen closely:
We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark
Landlord, landlord, My roof has sprung a leak. Don’t you 'member I told you abou… Way last week? Landlord, landlord,
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 ...
Because my mouth Is wide with laughter And my throat Is deep with song, You do not think
He glides so swiftly Back into the grass— Gives me the courtesy of road To let me pass, That I am half ashamed
When a man starts out with nothing… When a man starts out with his han… Empty, but clean, When a man starts to build a world… He starts first with himself
I play it cool I dig all jive. That's the reason I stay alive. My motto
To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun, To whirl and to dance Till the white day is done. Then rest at cool evening
The rent man knocked. He said, Howdy—do? I said, What Can I do for you? He said, You know
