Frank Horne, "Arabesque" (1927)
a danglin’ n*****
hangin’ in a tree
....kicks holes in the laughing sunlight—
A little red haired
Irish girl . . . grey eyes
and a blue dress—
A little black babe
in a lacy white cap...
The soft red lips
of the little red head
kiss
so tenderly
the little black head—
grey eyes smile
into black eyes
and the gay sunlight
laughs joyously
in a burst of gold...
Down in Georgia
a danglin’ n*****
hangin’ in a tree
...kicks holes in the laughing sunlight—
Published in Ebony and Topaz