Vintage Hughes

Langston Hughes

In the Sun – Is it possible that Langston Hughes’ voice is more necessary, more powerful today than ever before? Yes.

“I, too, sing America.” Indeed.

“Let America be America again.” Please. Writes Langston:

Words like Freedom

There are words like Freedom

Sweet and wonderful to say.

Of my heartstrings freedom sings

All day everyday.

There are words like Liberty
That almost make me cry.
If you had known what I know
You would know why.

All equally true in these toxic, deplorable times of hypocritical Republican/phony-Christian protectors of Trump as when these words were penned. Langston Hughes, dead since 1967, is the Poet Laureate of our times.

Advice
Folks, I’m telling you,
birthing is hard
and dying is mean –
so get yourself
a little loving
in between.