Oh, God of Dust and Rainbows, Help us to see That without the dust the rainbow Would not be.

For my best poems were all written when I felt the worst. When I was happy, I didn't write anything.

But there are certain very practical things American Negro writers can do. And must do. There's a song that says, "the time ain't long." That song is right. Something has got to change in America-and change soon. We must help that change to come.

We build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we stand on top of the mountain, free within ourselves.

Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.

Life is a big sea full of many fish. I let down my nets and pulled. I'm still pulling.

7 x 7 + love = An amount Infinitely above: 7 x 7 - love.