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For A Lady I Know

Countee Cullen

She even thinks that up in heaven
Her class lies late and snores

While poor black cherubs rise at seven
To do celestial chores.




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I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved.
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  • Carl Sandburg
    Upstairs
    by Carl Sandburg
    I TOO have a garret of old playthings. I have tin soldiers with broken arms upstairs. I have a wagon and the wheels gone upstairs. I have guns and a drum, a jumping-jack and a magic lantern.