Oh, silver tree! <br />Oh, shining rivers of the soul! <br /> <br />In a Harlem cabaret <br />Six long-headed jazzers play. <br />A dancing girl whose eyes are bold <br />Lifts high a dress of silken gold. <br /> <br />Oh, singing tree! <br />Oh, shining rivers of the soul! <br /> <br />Were Eve's eyes <br />In the first garden <br />Just a bit too bold? <br />Was Cleopatra gorgeous <br />In a gown of gold? <br /> <br />Oh, shining tree! <br />Oh, silver rivers of the soul! <br /> <br />In a whirling cabaret <br />Six long-headed jazzers play.<br /><br />Langston Hughes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/jazzonia/
