The City Poem by Langston Hughes
The City
In the morning the city
Spreads its wings
Making a song
In stone that sings.
In the evening the city
Goes to bed
Hanging lights
Above its head.
a good descripted poem that gives a brief taste of a cities daily life.
Not a very apt account, nonetheless there's an inherent sweetness in this short piece that attracts the attention.
I get the feeling, from his writing, that Hughes loved the city. This is one of his most poignant works, but again, short and to-the-point. Two stanzas and he made you feel how much he loved the city life. I wish I had a quarter of his talent.
This work describes 24 hours of life in the city with 28 words. What a work of art!
The last line contains an error. The original poem says About its head. - not above. Please check the Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (ed. Arnold Rampersad)
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4/24/2024 6:16:37 PM # 1.0.0.1119
The man can paint a picture and a mood with so few well chosen words.