Locked arm in arm they cross the w… The black boy and the white, The golden splendor of the day The sable pride of night. From lowered blinds the dark folk…

“White folks is white,” says uncle… “A platitude,” I sneer; And then I tell him so is milk, And the froth upon his beer. His heart walled up with bitternes…

He never spoke a word to me, And yet He called my name; He never gave a sign to me, And yet I knew and came. At first I said, “I will not bear

Then call me traitor if you must, Shout treason and default! Say I betray a sacred trust Aching beyond this vault. I’ll bear your censure as your pra…

Now as I watch you, strong of arm… With the waves that rush against y… Into my heart, grown each day more… Of mind and soul that will not be… With an outward stroke of power in…

With two white roses on her breast… White candles at head and feet, Dark Madonna of the grave she res… Lord Death has found her sweet. Her mother pawned her wedding ring

They in their cruel traps, and we… Survey each other’s rage, and pass… Commiserating each the other’s woe… To mitigate his own pain’s fiery g… Man could but little proffer in ex…

Some are teethed on a silver spoon… With the stars strung for a rattle… I cut my teeth as the black raccoo… For implements of battle. Some are swaddled in silk and down…

The many sow, but only the chosen… Happy the wretched host if Day be… That with the cool oblivion of sle… A dawnless Night may soothe the s… If from the soil our sweat enriche…

Dead men are wisest, for they know How far the roots of flowers go, How long a seed must rot to grow. Dead men alone bear frost and rain On throbless heart and heatless br…

Wherein are words sublime or noble… Invests one speech with haloed emi… Makes it the sesame for all doors… Yet in its like sees but impertine… Is it the hue? Is it the cast of…

I cannot hold my peace, John Keat… There never was a spring like this… It is an echo, that repeats My last year’s song and next year’… I know, in spite of all men say