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A good poem for a cold snowy day

justamjustam Posts: 21,412
edited February 2006 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
Dream Variations
(by Langston Hughes)

To fling my arms wide
In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done.
Then rest at cool evening
Beneath a tall tree
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me--
That is my dream!

To fling my arms wide
In the face of the sun,
Dance! Whirl! Whirl!
Till the quick day is done.
Rest at pale evening...
A tall, slim tree...
Night coming tenderly
Black like me.
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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,279
    Langston Hughes reads a few of his poems on the CDs with this book:

    http://www.sourcebooks.com/content/catalog/catalog.asp?isbn=1570717206

    I like his presentation of his poetry. I like his poetry, too.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    What a good idea someone had! There are plenty of other books on tape, this is even better!! :D

    Thanks for pointing this out Ms. Haiku. :)
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  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    wow. langston hughes. remember now covering his works in my 'american lit' class in collage. (i call it collage becz it was a big swirl of colors and fun.)

    thanks for posting this :)
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    olderman wrote:
    wow. langston hughes. remember now covering his works in my 'american lit' class in collage. (i call it collage becz it was a big swirl of colors and fun.)

    thanks for posting this :)

    You're welcome! :)
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  • DowecheatemnhowDowecheatemnhow Posts: 158
    Good read :) I must say I enjoed it throughly,... Thanx!!
    I can hear what you're thinking,.. All your doubts & fears,... If U look in my eye,... In time you'll find,... the reason I'm here,.. In time U may come back somday,.. To live once more-- or die once more-- In time your time,... will be no more,...
    Johnny Cash (to Frank Castle/The Punisher)
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