Thursday, February 8, 2007

"JAZZONIA" by Langston Hughes (1923)

Oh, silver tree!
Oh, shining rivers of the soul.

In a Harlem cabaret
six long-headed jazzers play.
A dancing girl whose eyes are bold
Lifts high a dress of silken gold.

Oh, singing tree!
Oh, shining rivers of the soul!

Were Eve's eyes
In the first garden
Just a bit too bold?
Was Cleopatra gorgeous
In a gown of gold?

Oh, shining tree!
Oh, silver rivers of the soul!

In a whirling cabaret
six long-headed jazzers play.

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