Wednesday 17 April 2013

My Favourite Poems: Langston Hughes, Harlem Dance Hall

I came across this poem recently in Reading and Studying Literature and I fell in love with it.

"Harlem Dance Hall" by Langston Hughes

It had no dignity before.
But when the band began to play,
Suddenly the earth was there,
     And flowers,
     Trees,
     And air,
And like a wave the floor - 
That had no dignity before!

That's music for you. Well... for me, anyway.

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