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Jean Toomer
4 quotes
“And there, a field rat, startled, squealing bleeds, His belly close to ground. I see the blade, Blood-stained, continue cutting weeds and shade”
Jean Toomer (1894–1967) said by 1967 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O singers, resinous and soft your songs Above the sacred whisper of the pines, Give virgin lips to cornfield concubines, Bring dreams of Christ to dusky cane-lipped throngs.”
Jean Toomer (1894–1967) said by 1967 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Superstition saw Something it had never seen before: Brown eyes that loved without a trace of fear, Beauty so sudden for that time of year.”
Jean Toomer (1894–1967) said by 1967 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One seed becomes An everlasting song, a singing tree, Caroling softly souls of slavery, What they were, and what they are to me, Caroling softly souls of slavery.”
Jean Toomer (1894–1967) said by 1967 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source