A Poem

for langston hughes

diamonds are mined…oil is discovered

gold is found…but thoughts are uncovered

wool is sheared…silk is spun

weaving is hard…but words are fun

highways span…bridges connect

country roads ramble…but i suspect

if i took a rainbow ride

i could be there by your side

metaphor has its point of view

allusion and illusion…too

meter…verse…classical…free

poems are what you do to me

let’s look at this one more time

since i’ve put this rap to rhyme

when i take my rainbow ride

you’ll be right there at my side

hey bop hey bop hey re re bop