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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG FOR A DARK GIRL, by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Way down south in dixie
Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston
Subject(s): African Americans; Love; Lynching; Southern States; Negroes; American Blacks; South (u.s.)
First Line: Way down south in dixie
Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston
Subject(s): African Americans; Love; Lynching; Southern States; Negroes; American Blacks; South (u.s.)
Way Down South in Dixie
(Break the heart of me)
They hung my black young lover
To a cross roads tree.
Way Down South in Dixie
(Bruised body high in air)
I asked the white Lord Jesus
What was the use of prayer.
Way Down South in Dixie
(Break the heart of me)
Love is a naked shadow
On a gnarled and naked tree.
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