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A Paradise of Poems
Camellia Yang
193 episodes
5 days ago
Camellia reads classic and contemporary poems from all over the world every week.
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Camellia reads classic and contemporary poems from all over the world every week.
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Books
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Life is Fine by Langston Hughes
A Paradise of Poems
2 minutes 55 seconds
2 years ago
Life is Fine by Langston Hughes

I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.

I came up once and hollered!
I came up twice and cried!
If that water hadn't a-been so cold
I might've sunk and died.

     But it was      Cold in that water!      It was cold!

I took the elevator
Sixteen floors above the ground.
I thought about my baby
And thought I would jump down.

I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn't a-been so high
I might've jumped and died.

     But it was      High up there!      It was high!

So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love—
But for livin' I was born

Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry—
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.

     Life is fine!      Fine as wine!      Life is fine!


Music by Tristan Barton - Full Bloom

A Paradise of Poems
Camellia reads classic and contemporary poems from all over the world every week.