#Americans #Blacks
In the Quarter of the Negroes Where the doors are doors of paper Dust of dingy atoms Blows a scratchy sound. Amorphous jack—o’—Lanterns caper
I worked for a woman, She wasn’t mean— But she had a twelve—room House to clean. Had to get breakfast,
In places like Selma, Alabama, Kids say, In places like Chicago and New York...
Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail
Night funeral In Harlem: Where did they get Them two fine cars? Insurance man, he did not pay—
Love Is a ripe plum Growing on a purple tree. Taste it once And the spell of its enchantment
When Susanna Jones wears red her face is like an ancient cameo Turned brown by the ages. Come with a blast of trumphets, J… When Susanna Jones wears red
When the shoe strings break On both your shoes And you’re in a hurry— That’s the blues. When you go to buy a candy bar
Down in the bass That steady beat Walking walking walking Like marching feet. Down in the bass
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!
My old mule, He’s gota grin on his face. He’s been a mule so long He’s forgotten about his race. I’m like that old mule —
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 would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams
I dream a world where man No other man will scorn, Where love will bless the earth And peace its paths adorn I dream a world where all
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams
