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Langston Hughes

Island

Island

A short, poignant poem by Langston Hughes

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  • Steve M
    Steve MFirst to rec

    “Wave of sorrow, Do not drown me now: I see the island Still ahead somehow. I see the island And its sands are fair: Wave of sorrow, Take me there.”

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