#AmericanWriters
Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear. I have as much right
I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh,
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams
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…
Here I sit With my shoes mismated. Lawdy—mercy! I’s frustrated!
I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn’t, So I jumped in and sank. I came up once and hollered!
We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head w… Let the rain sing you a lullaby. The rain makes still pools on the… The rain makes running pools in th…
Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is… (America never was America to me.…
Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you— Then, it will be true. I wonder if it’s that simple?
It would be nice In any case, To someday meet you Face to face Walking down
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 —
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
Only dumb guys fight. If I wasn’t dumb I wouldn’t be fightin’. I could make six dollars a day On the docks
I play it cool I dig all jive. That's the reason I stay alive. My motto