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Georgia Douglas Johnson, "Essence" (1916)
12022-06-15T07:35:15-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e12131plain2022-06-15T07:35:15-04:0005/01/1916Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1The dreams of the dreamer Are life-drops that pass The break in the heart Thru the soul’s hour-glass. The songs of the singer Are tones that repeat The cry of the heart– ‘Till it ceases to beat.
12022-03-14T10:18:52-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Poems Published in "The Crisis" 1910-1926Amardeep Singh18The Crisis Tagtimeline2022-10-05T08:37:11-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1