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?

Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail

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

She, In the dark, Found light Brighter than many ever see. She,

I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams

I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the w… My soul has grown deep like the ri… I bathed in the Euphrates when da… I built my hut near the Congo and…

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!

Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal… It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up,

I am your son, white man! Georgia dusk And the turpentine woods. One of the pillars of the temple f… You are my son!