This poem packs a punch.
Let America Be America Again
by Langston Hughes
Let America be America again.
Let it be the dream it used to be.
Let it be the pioneer on the plain
Seeking a home where he himself is free.
(America never was America to me.)
Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed–
Let it be that great strong land of love
Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme
That any man be crushed by one above.
(It never was America to me.)
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(click on the title to read the rest of the poem)
Poetry Friday Roundup is hosted today by Brenda Davis Harsham at her lovely blog Friendly Fairy Tales.
Nix the comfort zone 
A good old poem and a very timely one to remind of us right now.
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I’ve read this poem before, but this week it has become personal to me!
“From those who live like leeches on the people’s lives,
We must take back our land again”
I’m ready!
Thanks for sharing this today.
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This poem is so relevant right now. Thanks for reminding us to keep revisiting great poetry and finding ourselves again.
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The words are so powerful, speak straight, and lately I relish people who speak the answers straight: “Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme/That any man be crushed by one above.”
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Perfect poem for these times. Weighted with new meaning now, for all of us. Sigh.
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Hughes had it right, “That any man be crushed by one above.” – yes, this.
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Powerful words for these uncharted times.
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I just want to hug you. Thanks
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Langston Hughes has been speaking to my heart lately, as well. Thanks for sharing, Molly.
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“O, let America be America again–
The land that never has been yet–
And yet must be–the land where every man is free.”
Yes.
Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
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Those lines really resonate, don’t they?
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