I’ve known rivers.
I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns... more

I’ve known rivers.
I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.
I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep.
I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it.
I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I’ve seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset.
I’ve known rivers. Ancient, dusky rivers.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.

Read his book "The Ways of White Folks" !! On the floor in stitches. Also, read his biography "The Big Sea' !! What an adventurer. If you haven't heard his voice, there are snippets on youtube but... more

Read his book "The Ways of White Folks" !! On the floor in stitches. Also, read his biography "The Big Sea' !! What an adventurer. If you haven't heard his voice, there are snippets on youtube but you can buy an album of his work on amazon!!

The Negro Speaks of Rivers 💜 Dream Deferred 💜 Mother to Son 💜(my son and i fave poem)