Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Juke Box Love Song By Langston Hughes


I could take the Harlem night
and wrap around you,
Take the neon lights and make a crown,
Take the Lenox Avenue busses,
Taxis, subways,
And for your love song tone their rumble down.
Take Harlem's heartbeat,
Make a drumbeat,
Put it on a record, let it whirl,
And while we listen to it play,
Dance with you till day--
Dance with you, my sweet brown Harlem girl



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2 comments:

  1. such great prose. the kind of writing that puts you in the moment, era, place, this night. awesome. thanks for the comment, but are you serious? i never thought anyone would think that of my blog. i merely have the same ol' info and plain ol' images from fashion photographers i admire. i have no tricks up my sleeve...haha but thank you!

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  2. Beautiful. It's even more vivid when you know the New York City streets. Langston Hughes remains one of the most proliphic writers of the 20th century.

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