An Explanation (James Weldon Johnson Poems)
Look heah! 'Splain to me de reasonWhy you said to Squire Lee,Der wuz twelve ole chicken thievesIn dis heah town, ...
Look heah! 'Splain to me de reasonWhy you said to Squire Lee,Der wuz twelve ole chicken thievesIn dis heah town, ...
Out of the infinite sea of eternityTo climb, and for an instant standUpon an island speck of time.From the impassible ...
Twenty years go by on noiseless feet, He returns, and once again they meet, She exclaims, "Good heavens! and is that he?" He ...
Old Omar, jolly sceptic, it may be That, after all, you found the magic key To life and all its mystery, and ...
No greater earthly boon than this I crave,That those who some day gather 'round my grave,In place of tears, may ...
To chase a never-reached mirageAcross the hot, white sand,And choke and die, while gazing onIts green and watered strand.(James Weldon ...
O Lord, we come this morning Knee-bowed and body-bent Before Thy throne of grace. O Lord--this morning-- Bow our hearts ...
And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I'm lonely-- I'll make me a world. And ...
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 ...
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