James Weldon Johnson, ed. (18711938). The Book of American Negro Poetry. 1922. |
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| William Stanley Braithwaite |
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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. | |
Girls love, mans love, | |
Love of work and duty, | |
Just a will of Gods to prove | 15 |
Beauty, beauty, beauty! | |
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