Sometimes a crumb falls From the tables of joy, Sometimes a bone Is flung. To some people Love is given, To others Only heaven.
LANGSTON HUGHESSometimes a crumb falls From the tables of joy, Sometimes a bone Is flung. To some people Love is given, To others Only heaven.
LANGSTON HUGHESPolitics can be the graveyard of the poet. And only poetry can be his resurrection.
LANGSTON HUGHESIf you want to honor me, give some young boy or girl who’s coming along trying to create arts and write and compose and sing and act and paint and dance and make something out of the beauties of the Negro race-give that child some help.
LANGSTON HUGHESLike a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.
LANGSTON HUGHESGood morning, Revolution: You’re the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on.
LANGSTON HUGHESWe younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased we are glad. If they aren?t it doesn?t matter.
LANGSTON HUGHESLet the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
LANGSTON HUGHESEverything there is but lovin’ leaves a rust on your old soul.
LANGSTON HUGHESThe past has been a mint Of blood and sorrow. That must not be True of tomorrow.
LANGSTON HUGHESLove is a naked shadow, On a gnarled and naked tree.
LANGSTON HUGHESI tire so of hearing people say, Let things take their course. Tomorrow is another day. I do not need my freedom when I’m dead. I cannot live on tomorrow’s bread.
LANGSTON HUGHESThe calm, Cool face of the river, Asked me for a kiss.
LANGSTON HUGHESI am the American heartbreak- The rock on which Freedom Stumped its toe.
LANGSTON HUGHESGo home and write / a page tonight. / And let that page come out of you – / Then, it will be true.
LANGSTON HUGHESThe only way to get a thing done is to start to do it, then keep on doing it, and finally you’ll finish it.
LANGSTON HUGHESWhen peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul.
LANGSTON HUGHES