#Americans #Blacks
Good morning, daddy! Ain’t you heard The boogie—woogie rumble Of a dream deferred? Listen closely:
Love Is a ripe plum Growing on a purple tree. Taste it once And the spell of its enchantment
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams
Now dreams Are not available To the dreamers, Nor songs To the singers.
Listen! Dear dream of utter aliveness— Touching my body of utter death— Tell me, O quickly! dream of aliv… The flaming source of your bright…
The calm, Cool face of the river Asked me for a kiss.
Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt
God in His infinite wisdom Did not make me very wise— So when my actions are stupid They hardly take God by surprise
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…
When the shoe strings break On both your shoes And you’re in a hurry— That’s the blues. When you go to buy a candy bar
I sat there singing her Songs in the dark. She said; 'I do not understand The words’.
In an envelope marked: PERSONAL God addressed me a letter. In an envelope marked: PERSONAL
It was a long time ago. I have almost forgotten my dream. But it was there then, In front of me, Bright like a sun—
