Down By the Carib Sea (James Weldon Johnson Poems)
ISunrise in the TropicsSol, Sol, mighty lord of the tropic zone,Here I wait with the trembling starsTo see thee once ...
ISunrise in the TropicsSol, Sol, mighty lord of the tropic zone,Here I wait with the trembling starsTo see thee once ...
See! There he stands; not brave, but with an airOf sullen stupor. Mark him well! Is heNot more like brute ...
(A Funeral Sermon)Weep not, weep not,She is not dead;She's resting in the bosom of Jesus.Heart-broken husband--weep no more;Grief-stricken son--weep no ...
(A Lecture on Modern Education)Look heah, Tunk! - Now, ain't dis awful! T'ought I sont you off to school.Don't you ...
Lift ev'ry voice and sing,Till earth and heaven ring,Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;Let our rejoicing riseHigh as the list'ning ...
The snow has ceased its fluttering flight,The wind sunk to a whisper light,An ominous stillness fills the night,A pause - ...
(Lullaby)Shet yo' eyes, ma little pickaninny, go to sleepMammy's watchin' by you all de w'ile;Daddy is a-wukin' down in de ...
Cuddle down, ma honey, in yo' bed,Go to sleep an' res' yo' little head,Been a-kind o' ailin' all de day?Didn't ...
(A Negro Serenade)De river is a-glistenin' in de moonlight,De owl is set'n high up in de tree;De little stars am ...
O mighty, powerful, dark-dispelling sun,Now thou art risen, and thy day begun.How shrink the shrouding mists before thy face,As up ...
Seems lak to me de stars don't shine so bright,Seems lak to me de sun done loss his light,Seems lak ...
Eternities before the first-born day,Or ere the first sun fledged his wings of flame,Calm Night, the everlasting and the same,A ...
When buffeted and beaten by life's storms,When by the bitter cares of life oppressed,I want no surer haven than your ...
Her eyes, twin pools of mystic light,The blend of star-sheen and black night;O'er which, to sound their glamouring haze,A man ...
Weep not, weep not, She is not dead; She's resting in the bosom of Jesus. Heart-broken husband--weep no more; Grief-stricken ...
Lift ev'ry voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise ...
And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I'm lonely-- I'll make me a world. And ...
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