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.
"Night Funeral in Harlem" by Langston Hughes captures the somber and mournful atmosphere of a funeral procession in Harlem. The poem reflects on themes of death, loss, and grief within the African American community in the urban setting of Harlem. Hughes uses imagery and poetic language to convey a sense of collective mourning and the enduring resilience of the community in the face of tragedy.
"Night Funeral" by Langston Hughes was written in 1938. It is a poem that reflects on the culture and traditions of African Americans during that time.
The rhyme scheme of Langston Hughes' poem "Harlem Sweeties" is AABBCCDDEE.
Langston Hughes loved Harlem because it was the the place he lived and loved. He knew that place so well.
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In the 1920s both Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington made major contributions to the Harlem Renaissance
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