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Caroling Dusk/Little Son

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Georgia Douglas Johnson4751129Caroling Dusk — Little Son1927Countee Cullen

LITTLE SON

The very acme of my woe,The pivot of my pride,My consolation, and my hopeDeferred, but not denied.The substance of my every dream,The riddle of my plight,The very world epitomizedIn turmoil and delight.