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Re: tree poet

Post by revolutionrabbit » February 17th, 2011, 7:05 pm

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Re: tree poet

Post by revolutionrabbit » February 17th, 2011, 7:54 pm

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.

Langston Hughes was born on this day (1 February) in 1902. Here's his great poem Dream Variations (1926):

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