I loved my friend He went away from me There's nothing more to say The poem ends, Soft as it began- I loved my friend.
Langston Hughes
Friendship, Loss, Love, Simplicity, Poetic Expression
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“Certainly there is, for the American Negro artist who can escape the restrictions the more advanced among his own group would put upon him, a great field of unused material ready for his art.” Langston Hughes
Art, Creativity, Racial Identity, Artistic Freedom, Cultural Expression
Langston Hughes Art, Creativity, Racial Identity, Artistic Freedom, Cultural Expression“It were depression, too. They cut my wages down once at the foundry. They cut my wages down again. Then they cut my wages out, also the job.” Langston Hughes
Great Depression, Economic Hardship, Labor, Unemployment, Social Commentary
Langston Hughes Great Depression, Economic Hardship, Labor, Unemployment, Social Commentary“When a woman wants to get ahead, she cannot tie a millstone to her feet. Most men is millstones.” Langston Hughes
Gender, Ambition, Barriers, Metaphor, Societal Critique
Langston Hughes Gender, Ambition, Barriers, Metaphor, Societal Critique“A picture, to be an interesting picture, must be more than a picture, otherwise it is only a reproduction of an object, and not an object of value in itself.” Langston Hughes
Art, Value, Creativity, Artistic Philosophy, Visual Expression
Langston Hughes Art, Value, Creativity, Artistic Philosophy, Visual Expression“Hey you rising workers everywhere greetings.” Langston Hughes
Solidarity, Labor, Global Community, Greeting, Social Consciousness
Langston Hughes Solidarity, Labor, Global Community, Greeting, Social Consciousness“We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased, we are glad. If they are not, it doesn't matter. We know we are beautiful. And ugly too.” Langston Hughes
Art, Identity, Self-expression, Racial Pride, Artistic Freedom
Langston Hughes Art, Identity, Self-expression, Racial Pride, Artistic Freedom“Wear it like a banner For the proud? Not like a shroud.” Langston Hughes
Pride, Identity, Expression, Cultural Significance, Empowerment
Langston Hughes Pride, Identity, Expression, Cultural Significance, Empowerment“Looks like what drives me crazy Don’t have no effect on you – But I’m gonna keep on at it Till it drives you crazy, too.” Langston Hughes
Frustration, Persistence, Human Relationships, Humor, Social Dynamics
Langston Hughes Frustration, Persistence, Human Relationships, Humor, Social Dynamics“This morning I paid seventy cents for two little old dried-up slivers of bacon and one cockeyed egg. It took me till noon to get my appetite back.” Langston Hughes
Poverty, Humor, Economic Struggle, Food, Personal Anecdote
Langston Hughes Poverty, Humor, Economic Struggle, Food, Personal Anecdote“We build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we stand on top of the mountain, free within ourselves.” Langston Hughes
Hope, Resilience, Freedom, Personal Empowerment, Future Vision
Langston Hughes Hope, Resilience, Freedom, Personal Empowerment, Future Vision“The silence inside the library, the big chairs, and long tables, and the fact that the library was always there and didn’t seem to have a mortgage on it, or any sort of insecurity about it – all of that made me love it.” Langston Hughes
Library, Solitude, Comfort, Love Of Reading, Intellectual Sanctuary
Langston Hughes Library, Solitude, Comfort, Love Of Reading, Intellectual Sanctuary“Perhaps the mission of an artist is to interpret beauty to people—the beauty within themselves.” Langston Hughes
Art, Beauty, Self-discovery, Artistic Purpose, Human Potential
Langston Hughes Art, Beauty, Self-discovery, Artistic Purpose, Human Potential“Yet the ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond-jade, Are only silly puppet gods That people themselves Have made.-.” Langston Hughes
Religion, Human Creation, Criticism, Idolatry, Materialism
Langston Hughes Religion, Human Creation, Criticism, Idolatry, Materialism“In all my life, I have never been free. I have never been able to do anything with freedom, except in the field of my writing.” Langston Hughes
Freedom, Writing, Oppression, Self-expression, Creativity
Langston Hughes Freedom, Writing, Oppression, Self-expression, Creativity“When I were a young man, I used to play baseball and steal bases just like Jackie Robinson. If the empire would rule me out, I would get mad and hit the empire.” Langston Hughes
Resilience, Rebellion, Sports, Racial Identity, Personal History
Langston Hughes Resilience, Rebellion, Sports, Racial Identity, Personal History“Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” Langston Hughes
Nature, Comfort, Poetry, Emotional Solace, Sensory Experience
Langston Hughes Nature, Comfort, Poetry, Emotional Solace, Sensory Experience“Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it, what you wish in your secret heart were not funny, but it is, and you must laugh. Humor is your own unconscious therapy. Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air, and you.” Langston Hughes
Humor, Resilience, Therapy, Self-reflection, Emotional Healing
Langston Hughes Humor, Resilience, Therapy, Self-reflection, Emotional Healing“Gather out of star-dust, Earth-dust, Cloud-dust, Storm-dust, And splinters of hail, One handful of dream-dust, Not for sale.” Langston Hughes
Dreams, Cosmic Imagery, Nature, Inspiration, Value Of Imagination
Langston Hughes Dreams, Cosmic Imagery, Nature, Inspiration, Value Of Imagination“Adventure is a great thing, which should be in everybody’s life. According to ‘The Late Late Show’ on TV, in the old days when Americans headed West in covered wagons, they was almost sure to run into adventure – at the very least a battle with the Red Skins. Nowadays, if you want to run into adventure, go to Alabama or Mississippi, where you can battle with the White Skins.” Langston Hughes
Adventure, History, Exploration, Race Relations, Cultural Critique
Langston Hughes Adventure, History, Exploration, Race Relations, Cultural Critique“There are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do. There's a song that says, "the time ain't long." That song is right. Something has got to change in America-and change soon. We must help that change to come.” Langston Hughes
Writing, Activism, Social Change, Racial Justice, Artistic Responsibility
Langston Hughes Writing, Activism, Social Change, Racial Justice, Artistic Responsibility