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2 and 2 are 4. 4 and 4 are 8. But what would happen If the last 4 was late? And how would it be
It would be nice In any case, To someday meet you Face to face Walking down
Here I sit With my shoes mismated. Lawdy—mercy! I’s frustrated!
I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams
The ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond and jade, Sit silently on their temple shelv… While the people
And that is what poetry may do, wrap up your dreams, protect and preserve and hold them until maybe they come true. Columbus dreamed of finding a new world, he found it. Edison dreamed ...
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail
Clean the spittoons, boy. Detroit, Chicago, Atlantic City, Palm Beach.
My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a
My old man’s a white old man And my old mother’s black. If ever I cursed my white old man I take my curses back. If ever I cursed my black old mot…
I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the w… flow of human blood in human veins My soul has grown deep like the ri… I bathed in the Euphrates when da…
I know I am The Negro Problem Being wined and dined, Answering the usual questions That come to white mind
Oh, silver tree! Oh, shining rivers of the soul! In a Harlem cabaret Six long—headed jazzers play. A dancing girl whose eyes are bold
I could take the Harlem night and wrap around you, Take the neon lights and make a cr… Take the Lenox Avenue busses, Taxis, subways,