I live on a park bench. You, Park Avenue. Hell of a distance Between us two. I beg a dime for dinner—

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,

I sat there singing her Songs in the dark. She said; 'I do not understand The words’.

Have you dug the spill Of Sugar Hill? Cast your gims On this sepia thrill: Brown sugar lassie,

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!

The calm, Cool face of the river Asked me for a kiss.

The rent man knocked. He said, Howdy—do? I said, What Can I do for you? He said, You know

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…