| James Weldon Johnson, ed. (1871–1938). The Book of American Negro Poetry. 1922. |
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| Sic Vita |
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| HEART free, hand free, | |
| Blue above, brown under, | |
| All the world to me | |
| Is a place of wonder. | |
| Sun shine, moon shine, | 5 |
| Stars, and winds a-blowing, | |
| All into this heart of mine | |
| Flowing, flowing, flowing! | |
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| Mind free, step free, | |
| Days to follow after, | 10 |
| Joys of life sold to me | |
| For the price of laughter. | |
| Girl’s love, man’s love, | |
| Love of work and duty, | |
| Just a will of God’s to prove | 15 |
| Beauty, beauty, beauty! | |
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