Wealth (Langston Hughes Poems)
From Christ to GhandiAppears this truth-St. Francis of AssisiProves it, too:Goodness becomes grandeurSurpassing might of kings.Halos of kindnessBrighter shineThan crowns ...
Langston Hughes Poems (95 Poems)
Lincoln Monument: Washington (Langston Hughes Poems)
Let's go see Old AbeSitting in the marble and the moonlight,Sitting lonely in the marble and the moonlight,Quiet for ten ...
Gods (Langston Hughes Poems)
The ivory gods,And the ebony gods,And the gods of diamond and jade,Sit silently on their temple shelvesWhile the peopleAre afraid.Yet ...
Easy Boogie (Langston Hughes Poems)
Down in the bassThat steady beatWalking walking walkingLike marching feet.Down in the bassThey easy roll,Rolling like I like itIn my ...
I Continue To Dream (Langston Hughes Poems)
I take my dreams and make of them a bronze vaseand a round fountain with a beautiful statue in its ...
April Rain Song (Langston Hughes Poems)
Let the rain kiss youLet the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid dropsLet the rain sing you a ...
Helen Keller (Langston Hughes Poems)
She,In the dark,Found lightBrighter than many ever see.She,Within herself,Found loveliness,Through the soul's own mastery.And now the world receivesFrom her dower:The ...
Children’s Rhymes (Langston Hughes Poems)
By what sendsThe white kidsI ain't sent:I know I can'tBe President.What don't bugThem white kidsSure bugs me:We know everybodyAin't free.Lies ...
Question [1] (Langston Hughes Poems)
When the old junk man DeathComes to gather up our bodiesAnd toss them into the sack of oblivion,I wonder if ...
Wisdom and War (Langston Hughes Poems)
We do not care-That much is clear.Not enoughOf us careAnywhere.We are not wise-For that reason,Mankind dies.To thinkIs much againstThe will.Better-And ...
Catch (Langston Hughes Poems)
Big Boy cameCarrying a mermaidOn his shouldersAnd the mermaidHad her tailCurvedBeneath his arm.Being a fisher boy,He'd found a fishTo carry-Half ...
Oppression (Langston Hughes Poems)
Now dreamsAre not availableTo the dreamers,Nor songsTo the singers.In some landsDark nightAnd cold steelPrevailBut the dreamWill come back,And the songBreakIts ...
Prize Fighter (Langston Hughes Poems)
Only dumb guys fight.If I wasn't dumbI wouldn't be fightin'.I could make six dollars a dayOn the docksAnd I'd save ...
Me And The Mule (Langston Hughes Poems)
My old mule,He's gota grin on his face.He's been a mule so longHe's forgotten about his race.I'm like that old ...
Sick Room (Langston Hughes Poems)
How quietIt is in this sick roomWhere on the bedA silent woman lies between two lovers-Life and Death,And all three ...
My People (Langston Hughes Poems)
The night is beautiful,So the faces of my people.The stars are beautiful,So the eyes of my people.Beautiful, also, is the ...
Dreams (Langston Hughes Poems)
Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is ...
The Dream Keeper (Langston Hughes Poems)
Bring me all of your dreams,You dreamer,Bring me all yourHeart melodiesThat I may wrap themIn a blue cloud-clothAway from the ...
Snake (Langston Hughes Poems)
He glides so swiftlyBack into the grass-Gives me the courtesy of roadTo let me pass,That I am half ashamedTo seek ...
Enemy (Langston Hughes Poems)
It would be niceIn any case,To someday meet youFace to faceWalking downThe road to hell...As I come upFeeling swell.(Langston Hughes)
Silence (Langston Hughes Poems)
I catch the patternOf your silenceBefore you speakI do not needTo hear a word.In your silenceEvery tone I seekIs heard.(Langston ...
Final Curve (Langston Hughes Poems)
When you turn the cornerAnd you run into yourselfThen you know that you have turnedAll the corners that are left(Langston ...
Bouquet (Langston Hughes Poems)
Gather quicklyOut of darknessAll the songs you knowAnd throw them at the sunBefore they meltLike snow(Langston Hughes)
Acceptance (Langston Hughes Poems)
God in His infinite wisdomDid not make me very wise-So when my actions are stupidThey hardly take God by surprise(Langston ...
Peace (Langston Hughes Poems)
We passed their graves:The dead men there,Winners or losers,Did not care.In the darkThey could not seeWho had gainedThe victory. (Langston ...
Songs (Langston Hughes Poems)
I sat there singing herSongs in the dark.She said;"I do not understandThe words".I said;"There areNo words". (Langston Hughes)
Personal (Langston Hughes Poems)
In an envelope marked:PERSONALGod addressed me a letter.In an envelope marked:PERSONALI have given my answer. (Langston Hughes)
Motto (Langston Hughes Poems)
I play it coolI dig all jiveThat's the reasonI stay aliveMy mottoAs I live and learnIs dig and be dug ...
Deceased (Langston Hughes Poems)
HarlemSent him homein a long box-Too deadTo know why:The lickerWas lye.(Langston Hughes)
Sea Calm (Langston Hughes Poems)
How still,How strangely stillThe water is today,It is not goodFor waterTo be so still that way. (Langston Hughes)