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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. Jazzonia
  2. The Dream Keeper
  3. I, Too
  4. Genius Child
  5. Catch


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