The tree has entered my hands, The sap has ascended my arms, The tree has grown in my breast- Downward, The branches grow out of me, like arms. Tree you are, Moss you are, You are violets with wind above them. A child - so high - you are, And all th...
Spring Song Spring is coming, spring is coming, Birdies, build your nest; Weave together straw and feather, Doing each your best. Spring is coming, spring is coming, Flowers are coming too: Pansies, lilies, daffodillies, Now are coming thought Sprin...
My People The night is beautiful, So the faces of my people. The stars are beautiful, So the eyes of my people. Beautiful, also, is the sun. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people. by Langston Hughes 我的人民 夜色美丽, 我的人民的面孔亦美丽。...
Quiet Girl I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams Were it not for your songs. By langston Hughes...
My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah,my foes, and oh,my friends- It gives a lovely light! -----Edna St. Vincent Millay 我的蜡烛两头燃烧, 天亮之前就要熄灭; 可是呵,我的敌人,我的朋友 ── 烛光闪烁多麽可爱! ---------埃德...
Poems Fog The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking. Over harbor and cityon silent haunches and then moves on. By Carl Sandgurg...
Inauguration address Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, we observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom -- sym...
The tribute I stand before you today, the representative of a family in grief, in a country in mourning, before a world in shock. We are all united, not only in our desire to pay our respects to Diana, but rather in our need to do so, because such w...
Remarks in welcoming ceremonies in Xi'an Mayor Fang, Governor Cheng, Secretary Li: Ni Men Hao! Thank you for the key to your city and for this magnificent welcome. Here in this ancient capital, China seems very young to me tonight, blessed with both...
President Bush addresses Nation on space shuttle Columbia tragedy My fellow Americans, this day has brought terrible news and great sadness to our country. At 9:00 a.m. this morning, Mission Control in Houston lost contact with our Space Shuttle Col...