When I was home de Sunshine seemed like gold. When …
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Oppression
Now dreams Are not available To the dreamers, Nor songs …
Read Poem »Night Funeral in Harlem
Night funeral In Harlem: Where did they get Them two …
Read Poem »My People
The night is beautiful, So the faces of my people. …
Read Poem »Mother to Son
Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been …
Read Poem »Minstrel Man
Because my mouth Is wide with laughter And my throat …
Read Poem »Merry-Go-Round
Where is the Jim Crow section On this merry-go-round, Mister, …
Read Poem »Madam and the Phone Bill
You say I O.K.ed LONG DISTANCE? O.K.ed it when? My …
Read Poem »Madam and Her Madam
I worked for a woman, She wasn’t mean– But she …
Read Poem »Love Song for Lucinda
Love Is a ripe plum Growing on a purple tree. …
Read Poem »Lincoln Monument: Washington
Let’s go see Old Abe Sitting in the marble and …
Read Poem »Life Is Fine
I went down to the river, I set down on …
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