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Arna Bontemps - A Black Man Talks of Reaping

I have sown beside all waters in my day.
I planted deep, within my heart the fear
that wind or fowl would take the grain away.
I planted safe against this stark, lean year. 

I scattered seed enough to plant the land
in rows from Canada to Mexico
but for my reaping only what the hand
can hold at once is all that I can show.

Yet what I sowed and what the orchard yields
my brother's sons are gathering stalk and root;
small wonder then my children glean in fields
they have not sown, and feed on bitter fruit.

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Poet: Arna Bontemps
Poem: A Black Man Talks of Reaping
Poem of the Day: Aug 23 2000

Comment 56 of 56, added on June 19th, 2013 at 9:20 AM.
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bXtNhM I cannot thank you enough for the blog post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Cool.

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Comment 55 of 56, added on June 19th, 2013 at 8:20 AM.
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Dd6t1L Major thankies for the blog.Much thanks again. Great.

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Comment 54 of 56, added on May 28th, 2013 at 4:58 AM.
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SUEOQu Major thankies for the post.Much thanks again. Fantastic.

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