“The glory of the day was in her face,
The beauty of the night was in her eyes.”
The Glory of the Day Was in Her Face, st. 1 (1917).
The Glory of the Day Was in Her Face, st. 1.
Fifty Years and Other Poems (1917)
The Creation, st. 11.
God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (1927)
“Find Sister Caroline…
And she's tired—
She's weary—
Go down, Death, and bring her to me.”
Go Down, Death, st. 5.
God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (1927)