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Bouquet

Langston Hughes

Gather quickly
Out of darkness
All the songs you know
And throw them at the sun
Before they melt
Like snow




Quotes of the Day

Something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater

• Maya Angelou



Poems of the Day
  • Ella Wheeler Wilcox
    Individuality
    by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
    Ah yes, I love you, and with all my heart; Just as a weaker woman loves her own, Better than I love my beloved art, Which, until you came, reigned royally, alone,