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Edward Silvera, "Negro Composer" (1928)

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Negro Composer

Bring me the weirdness
Of a jungle night—
Bring me the sighs of tropic winds
Blowing through palm trees—
Bring me the staccato of torn toms
Beaten by bare black boys
Bring me the aching breast of a jungle maiden
And the prayerful fervor
Of my forefathers—
Bring me rhythm
That I may sing
A sad soul song
To the broken heart
Of the world.

Published in Lincoln News, 1928

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