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JAZZONIA by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES

Poet Analysis

First Line: OH, SILVER TREE!
Last Line: SIX LONG-HEADED JAZZERS PLAY.
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; BLUES (MUSIC); JAZZ; MUSIC & MUSICIANS; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;

Oh, silver tree!
Oh, shining rivers of the soul!

In a Harlem cabaret
Six long-headed jazzers play.
A dancing girl whose eyes are bold
Lifts high a dress of silken gold.

Oh, singing tree!
Oh, shining rivers of the soul!

Were Eve's eyes
In the first garden
Just a bit too bold?
Was Cleopatra gorgeous
In a gown of gold?

Oh, shining tree!
Oh, silver rivers of the soul!

In a whirling cabaret
Six long-headed jazzers play.



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