Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hugheswas an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth1 February 1902
CityJoplin, MO
CountryUnited States of America
beautiful rainbow scene
For poems are like rainbows; they escape you quickly.
eggs patient life-is
Life is a egg you have to be patient and carefull with it or it will brake
art
Money and art are far apart.
dream certain amount
There's a certain amount of traveling in a dream deferred.
years democracy today
Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear.
morning thinking bed
I don't dare start thinking in the morning. I don't dare start thinking in the morning. If I thought thoughts in bed, Them thoughts would bust my head-- So I don't dare start thinking in the morning.
poor bores
It's such a Bore Being always Poor.
rain kissing water
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
song snow darkness
Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt Like snow.
dream denied
A dream deferred is a dream denied.
giving people doe
Most musicians remain poor. But the music that they make, even if it does not bring them millions, gives millions of people happiness.
long black-history democracy
I will not take 'but' for an answer. Negroes have been looking at democracy's 'but' too long.
beer likes whiskey
Whiskey just naturally likes me but beer likes me better.
attitude answers
I will not take "but" for an answer.