#AmericanWriters
Here I sit With my shoes mismated. Lawdy—mercy! I’s frustrated!
Children, I come back today To tell you a story of the long da… That I had to climb, that I had t… In order that the race might live… Look at my face —dark as the night…
He glides so swiftly Back into the grass— Gives me the courtesy of road To let me pass, That I am half ashamed
When I was home de Sunshine seemed like gold. When I was home de Sunshine seemed like gold. Since I come up North de
You say I O.K.ed LONG DISTANCE? O.K.ed it when? My goodness, Central That was then!
Droning a drowsy syncopated tune, Rocking back and forth to a mellow… I heard a Negro play. Down on Lenox Avenue the other ni… By the pale dull pallor of an old…
She, In the dark, Found light Brighter than many ever see. She,
Night funeral In Harlem: Where did they get Them two fine cars? Insurance man, he did not pay—
I catch the pattern Of your silence Before you speak I do not need To hear a word.
I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh,
The ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond and jade, Sit silently on their temple shelv… While the people
I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams
Remember The days of bondage— And remembering— Do not stand still. Go to the highest hill
Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail
I woke up this mornin’ ’Bout half-past three. All the womens in town Was gathered round me. Sweet gals was a-moanin’,