Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Langston Hughes (1902-1967)

"Montage of a Dream Deferred"

  • a line was taken for the title of the play Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?


"Po'Boy Blues"

It begins:

When I was home de
Sunshine seemed like gold.
When I was home de
Sunshine seemed like gold.
Since I come up North de
Whole damn world's turned cold.

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