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Poem by Langston Hughes


My People


The night is beautiful,
So the faces of my people.

The stars are beautiful,
So the eyes of my people.

Beautiful, also, is the sun.
Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people.



Langston Hughes


Langston Hughes's other poems:
  1. Children's Rhymes
  2. Song for a Dark Girl
  3. Sea Calm
  4. Lonesome Place
  5. Park Bench


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