#AmericanWriters
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…
Night funeral In Harlem: Where did they get Them two fine cars? Insurance man, he did not pay—
Good morning, daddy! Ain’t you heard The boogie—woogie rumble Of a dream deferred? Listen closely:
Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt
Remember The days of bondage— And remembering— Do not stand still. Go to the highest hill
Children, I come back today To tell you a story of the long da… That I had to climb, that I had t… In order that the race might live… Look at my face —dark as the night…
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!
been scared and battered. My hopes the wind done scattered. Snow has friz me, Sun has baked me, Looks like between 'em they done
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
The night is beautiful, So the faces of my people. The stars are beautiful, So the eyes of my people. Beautiful, also, is the sun.
Clean the spittoons, boy. Detroit, Chicago, Atlantic City, Palm Beach.
Down in the bass That steady beat Walking walking walking Like marching feet. Down in the bass
Landlord, landlord, My roof has sprung a leak. Don’t you 'member I told you abou… Way last week? Landlord, landlord,
I worked for a woman, She wasn’t mean— But she had a twelve—room House to clean. Had to get breakfast,
I catch the pattern Of your silence Before you speak I do not need To hear a word.