I want to breathe the Lotus flow'r
Sighing to the stars
With tendrils drinking at the Nile...
I want to feel the surging
Of my sad people's soul,
Hidden by a minstrel-smile.


Heritage (1923)

Gwendolyn B. Bennett Quotes

I want to breathe the Lotus flow'r Sighing to the stars With tendrils drinking at the Nile... I want to feel the surging Of my sad people's soul,...

I want to breathe the Lotus flow'r Sighing to the stars With tendrils drinking at the Nile... I want to feel the surging Of my sad people's soul,...

I want to breathe the Lotus flow'r Sighing to the stars With tendrils drinking at the Nile... I want to feel the surging Of my sad people's soul,...

I want to breathe the Lotus flow'r Sighing to the stars With tendrils drinking at the Nile... I want to feel the surging Of my sad people's soul,...