Dream Variations By Langston Hughes

Dream Variations
By Langston Hughes
To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun, To whirl and to dance Till the white day is done. Then rest at cool evening Beneath a tall tree While night comes on gently,     Dark like me— That is my dream! To fling my arms wide In the face of the sun, Dance!  Whirl!  Whirl! Till the quick day is done. Rest at pale evening . . . A tall, slim tree . . . Night coming tenderly     Black like me.
Fro The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Copyright © 1994 the Estate of Langston Hughes. Used with permission.

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