#AmericanWriters #BlackWriters
Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt
We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark
The rent man knocked. He said, Howdy—do? I said, What Can I do for you? He said, You know
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…
I will take you heart. I will take your soul out of your… As though I were God. I will not be satisfied With the touch of your hand
The ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond and jade, Sit silently on their temple shelv… While the people
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…
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?
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
Landlord, landlord, My roof has sprung a leak. Don’t you 'member I told you abou… Way last week? Landlord, landlord,
I take my dreams and make of them… and a round fountain with a beauti… And a song with a broken heart and… Do you understand my dreams? Sometimes you say you do,
I worked for a woman, She wasn’t mean— But she had a twelve—room House to clean. Had to get breakfast,
When you turn the corner And you run into yourself Then you know that you have turned All the corners that are left
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 calm, Cool face of the river Asked me for a kiss.
