and it awakes
crisp breaks of fire and frost
a synchronous pull of burn and cool
a lullaby waxing to the waning thrum of sweltry summer
that singe of ruby and spice, that birth of flame and ash
a charcoal slate and fresh pages, with smoky edges that crink
Did you know that Langston Hughes was only 18 when he wrote the classic American poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers? This is a poem that every child should know, and here is a gorgeous picture book you can use to share it! This poem is so visual that it...