I like to work, read, learn, and understand life. Fine as wine! Psalm 27:13. He comments “Since I’m still livin’ here, I … Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor. good work, keep it up. Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow. Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon, By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light. Langston Hughes whose full name was James Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1 st 1902 in Missouri. I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I came up once and hollered! I came up once and hollered! "And far into the night he crooned that tune.The stars went out and so did the moon.The singer stopped playing and went to bedWhile the Weary Blues echoed through his head.He slept like a rock or a man that's dead. Life is fine! Excellent! Sweet Blues!Coming from a black man's soul. Life Is Fine (Taken From a Langston Hughes Poem) I would have fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Got the Weary Blues And can't be satisfied— I ain't happy no mo' And I wish that I had died. And far into the night he crooned that tune. But it was High up there! While the Weary Blues echoed through his head. I went to school there, then Durham, then here. My old cowboy hat's off in honor of the great poet from whom these words arise. OF COURSE LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL. Droning a drowsy syncopated tune,Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon, I heard a Negro play.Down on Lenox Avenue the other nightBy the pale dull pallor of an old gas light He did a lazy sway . I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. Used with permission. to this college on the hill above Harlem. Analysis of Langston Hughes's poems - description of poetic forms and elements. In a deep song voice with a melancholy tone, I heard that Negro sing, that old piano moan—. I went down to the river,I set down on the bank.I tried to think but couldn't,So I jumped in and sank. Hold fast to dreams For if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly. Fine as wine! I came up once and hollered! Had me chuckling while he was putting his point across. But it will bea part of you, instructor.You are white— yet a part of me, as I am a part of you. © Academy of American Poets, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038. 6 responses so far. It was high!So since I'm still here livin',I guess I will live on.I could've died for love--But for livin' I was bornThough you may hear me holler,And you may see me cry--I'll be dogged, sweet baby,If you gonna see me die.Life is fine! I tried to think but couldn’t, So I jumped in and sank. . In Langston Hughes poem, “Life is Fine”, the speaker encounters various situations where he seems to question his life. But I guess I'm what. It is for this reason that poem is called ‘Life is Fine’, with fine being the operative word. I have a book of poems by Hughes, and it shows the third, sixth, and ninth stanzas of this poem in Italics (which I can't do here, and maybe neither can PH, and that's why they didn't do it? Comments about Life Is Fine by Langston Hughes Marcelo Peter Munga (4/5/2019 2:05:00 PM) this theme it has been approached nice with an outstanding write. Life is fine! Its author, Langston Hughes, led a more than life-filled emotional experience, and it may very well be that one of these experiences – apparently youthful – was described in the poem. LIFE IS FINE Langston Hughes is known as a significant poet of the Harlem Renaissance- “an African American artistic movement in the 1920s that celebrated black life and culture”. Hughes connects with the audience through his sophistication towards life’s matters in which issues revolving around the African American community are frequently addressed. One of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. That's American.Sometimes perhaps you don't want to be a part of me.Nor do I often want to be a part of you.But we are, that's true! Life is Fine by Langston Hughes. good work, keep it up. a superb poem of livin' on a wing and a prayer? A fine poem by Langston Hughes, but would have been even better if Poem Hunter had kept the original form. I came up twice and cried! This material is not licensed under a Creative Commons license. The Poet: Langston Hughes, "Life is Fine " "Life is Fine " "I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. Funny Poet: Langston Hughes. I took the elevatorSixteen floors above the ground.I thought about my babyAnd thought I would jump down. “is a hint of surviving with use of alcohol, which cannot be called a good outcome. Fine as wine! Fine as wine! He slept like a rock or a man that's dead. Life Is Fine. And let that page come out of you— Then, it will be true. Beautiful poem on life with an outstanding write. In the poem “Life is Fine”, Langston Hughes, the poet, also a novelist, fiction writer, and playwright, expresses his optimism after his attempts of ending his life which in turn end up making him feel alive. What a beautiful way of looking at life! The steps from the hill lead down into Harlem. O Blues!Swaying to and fro on his rickety stoolHe played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool. I came up twice and cried! I guess I will live on. It was cold!I took the elevatorSixteen floors above the ground.I thought about my babyAnd thought I would jump down.I stood there and I hollered!I stood there and I cried!If it hadn't a-been so highI might've jumped and died.But it was High up there! Being me, it will not be white. Thanks and congratulations for being selected this poem as the poem of the day. And we should never give up on life. So much of life, including what passes for love, attempts to rush us to our demise; but blessed be the sweet soul who finds life is indeed for the living of it. If that water hadn't a-been so cold I might've sunk and died. Life Is Fine. But it was Go home and write a page tonight. High up there! It was high! Cold in that water! I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I like the way he approached this topic with humor. So it follows the conventions of the genre. I came up twice and cried! Life Is Fine is a short but meaning poem written by Langston Hughes. . . He did a lazy sway . I could've died for love- this theme it has been approached nice with an outstanding write. I came up once and hollered! Life is fine! So since I'm still here livin',I guess I will live on.I could've died for love—But for livin' I was born. He often has suicidal thoughts within the poem creating a somber and depressing tone. Life is Fine Langston Hughes I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. Perhaps it takes walking the fine edges of life's demise for one to secure the vision of the meaning. This loss alludes and questions the meaning of life and whether or not suicide or death is an option. He played a few chords then he sang some more—. Life is Fine by Langston Hughes. I came up once and hollered! Life is fine! on Apr 29 2009 09:44 AM x edit . As I learn from you, I guess you learn from me— although you're older—and white— and somewhat more free. Such a beautiful poem on life. The speaker then becomes happy and cherishes life. and that, in a simile that conveys just how fine it is, we are told that life is as "fine as wine." Life is fine! Thanks for sharing this poem with us. I came up twice and cried! This is one of his finest work. Eighth Avenue, Seventh, and I come to the Y, the Harlem Branch Y, where I take the elevator. up to my room, sit down, and write this page: It's not easy to know what is true for you or me, at twenty-two, my age. Life is Fine is a playful ditty about a man who is clearly suffering and contemplating suicide but is able to see the beauty in life and seemingly does a 180 turn on his stance on life. By Langston Hughes more Langston Hughes. I feel and see and hear, Harlem, I hear you: hear you, hear me—we two—you, me, talk on this page. Me—who?Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.I like a pipe for a Christmas present,or records—Bessie, bop, or Bach.I guess being colored doesn't make me not likethe same things other folks like who are other races.So will my page be colored that I write? If that water hadn't a-been so cold I might've sunk and died.… The tone shifts at the volta, where the speaker has a realization about life. Excellent! This piece was relevant back then, just as much as it is now. This poet page also includes a link to popular and all-time best Langston Hughes … I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank. I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. So much of life, including what passes for love, attempts to rush us to our demise; but blessed be the sweet soul who finds life is indeed for the living of it. Listen to Life Is Fine from Langston Hughes's Harlem In Vogue: The Poetry And Jazz Of Langston Hughes for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Kathy says: May 5, 2011 at 2:12 am Love it…my thought: adversity builds character. 2 thoughts on “ Life is Fine..by Langston Hughes ” Add yours. Sylva, This poem is a good therapy for those who are depressed. I came up once and hollered!I came up twice and cried!If that water hadn't a-been so coldI might've sunk and died. Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love. Love Song for Lucinda. Used by permission of Harold Ober Associates. I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank. In the short lines of this poem, the speaker makes the argument that they deserve to be free and “stand” on the “land” as much as “you” do. It was cold! I might've sunk and died. Langston Hughes, “Song for a Dark Girl,” 1927 and “Life is Fine,” 1949. Down to the river. It was cold! I came up once and hollered! I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank. Within the poem, we have a speaker that is experiencing the loss of a lover. I wonder if it's that simple?I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem.I went to school there, then Durham, then hereto this college on the hill above Harlem.I am the only colored student in my class.The steps from the hill lead down into Harlem,through a park, then I cross St. Nicholas,Eighth Avenue, Seventh, and I come to the Y,the Harlem Branch Y, where I take the elevatorup to my room, sit down, and write this page: It's not easy to know what is true for you or me at twenty-two, my age. The singer stopped playing and went to bed. But it was Cold in that water! Such an inspiring poem！. © Poems are the property of their respective owners. I went down to the river,I set down on the bank.I tried to think but couldn't,So I jumped in and sank.I came up once and hollered!I came up twice and cried!If that water hadn't a-been so coldI might've sunk and died.But it was Cold in that water! James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American social activist, playwright, novelist, poet and essayist. Poem by adminwp. Fantastic poem reflecting on the value of life. Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor.He played a few chords then he sang some more— "I got the Weary Blues And I can't be satisfied. Life is fine! As a writer and social activist Hughes called for cultural nationalism and racial consciousness and he was considered as a pioneer of Harlem Renaissance. If that water hadn’t a-been so cold I might’ve sunk and died. the same things other folks like who are other races. Langston Hughes was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance, the flowering of black intellectual, literary, and artistic life that took place in the 1920s in a number of American cities, particularly Harlem.A major poet, Hughes also wrote novels, short stories, essays, and plays. This poem speaks to me because it reminds me that no matter how bad things may get, it’s nothing I can’t handle. For living I was born The Poet: Langston Hughes, “Life is Fine” The Daily "Near You?" I tried to think but couldn't, So I jumped in and sank. A wonderful inspirational poem. He made that poor piano moan with melody. The system wouldn't let me finish my comment because it was too long, so I will try to finish it here:
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