Poems by James Weldon Johnson
Answer to Prayer
... To show dat 'tween yo' faith an' works, you 'pends on works two-thirds ...
From The Spanish
... She exclaims, "Good heavens! and is that he ...
Tunk
... Look heah, Tunk! Now, ain't dis awful! T'ought I sont you off to school ...
A Banjo Song
... W'ile de feet keep a-goin' chooka, chooka, chook, ...
Brer Rabbit You's de Cutes' of 'Em All
... Brer Rabbit he jes' stood aside an' urged 'em on to fight ...
Nobody's Lookin' But De Owl An' De Moon
... De little stars am twinklin' wid a sof' light, ...
Father, Father Abraham
... Filled with the thought of what great price ...
Brothers
... Not from That more than faithful race which through three wars ...
Deep In the Quiet Wood
... They bubble up in rippling notes, and swell in singing tones ...
A Plantation Bacchanal
... W'en der ain't no thunder and light'nin' a-bangin', ...
Life
... From the impassible peace of the darkness ...
To America
... Or tightening chains about your feet ...
The Ghost of Deacon Brown
... Hee, hee!it would laugh in ghostly glee ...
Prayer At Sunrise
... As shades of light on light rise radiant from thy crest! ...
The Awakening
... Beneath the sunshine and the show'r ...
