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Langston Hughes - Night Funeral In Harlem

Night funeral
     In Harlem:

     Where did they get
     Them two fine cars?

Insurance man, he did not pay--
His insurance lapsed the other day--
Yet they got a satin box
for his head to lay.

     Night funeral
     In Harlem:

     Who was it sent
     That wreath of flowers?

Them flowers came
from that poor boy's friends--
They'll want flowers, too,
When they meet their ends.

     Night funeral 
     in Harlem:

     Who preached that
     Black boy to his grave?

Old preacher man
Preached that boy away--
Charged Five Dollars
His girl friend had to pay.

     Night funeral
     In Harlem:

When it was all over
And the lid shut on his head
and the organ had done played 
and the last prayers been said 
and six pallbearers
Carried him out for dead
And off down Lenox Avenue
That long black hearse done sped,
     The street light 
     At his corner
     Shined just like a tear--
That boy that they was mournin'
Was so dear, so dear
To them folks that brought the flowers,
To that girl who paid the preacher man--
It was all their tears that made
     That poor boy's
     Funeral grand.

     Night funeral
     In Harlem.

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Night Funeral In Harlem - Comments and Information

Poet: Langston Hughes (Langston Hughes Art)
Poem: Night Funeral In Harlem
Poem of the Day: Dec 28 2007

Comment 15 of 15, added on February 18th, 2010 at 10:02 AM.

it was the best i loved it it made me feel better

kierra from United States
Comment 14 of 15, added on February 18th, 2010 at 10:02 AM.

it was the best i loved it it made me feel better

kierra from United States
Comment 13 of 15, added on February 18th, 2010 at 10:02 AM.

it was the best i loved it it made me feel better

kierra from United States

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