English Poetry. James Weldon Johnson. The Reward. Джеймс Уэлдон Джонсон.

James Weldon Johnson (Джеймс Уэлдон Джонсон)

The Reward

No greater earthly boon than this I crave,
That those who some day gather 'round my grave,
In place of tears, may whisper of me then,
"He sang a song that reached the hearts of men."

James Weldon Johnson’s other poems:

1. Down by the Carib Sea. 4. The Lottery Girl
2. The Temptress
3. The Color Sergeant
4. Mother Night
5. Down by the Carib Sea. 6. Sunset in the Tropics

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