The Book of American Negro Poetry by Unknown
page 90 of 202 (44%)
page 90 of 202 (44%)
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Will not leave the wind ajar;
He will go when it is late With a misty star. One will call, he cannot see; One will call, he will not hear; He will take no company Nor a hope or fear. We shall smile who loved him so-- They who gave him hate will weep; But for us the winds will blow Pulsing through his sleep. IV _The Way_ He could not tell the way he came, Because his chart was lost: Yet all his way was paved with flame From the bourne he crossed. He did not know the way to go, Because he had no map: He followed where the winds blow,-- And the April sap. He never knew upon his brow The secret that he bore,-- |
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