Dream Variation
by Langston hughes
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.
Yours, wherever you may be,
Daniel C. Wright
Oxford English Dictionary
Monday, April 14, 2008
Seven Days of Poetry: Day One
Posted by Daniel C. Wright at 08:32
Labels: Langston Hughes, Poetry
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