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Long Trip by Langston Hughes

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The sea is a wilderness of waves,
A desert of water.
We dip and dive,
Rise and roll,
Hide and are hidden
On the sea.
   Day, night,
   Night, day,
The sea is a desert of waves,
A wilderness of water.

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  1. "The Weary Blues" By Langston Hughes (1926) Amardeep Singh