Bontemps

Famous quotes containing the word bontemps:

“There is a sound of music echoing
Through the open door
And in the field there is
Another sound tinkling in the cotton:
Chains of bondmen dragging on the ground.”
—Arna Bontemps (1902–1973)

“Go through the gates with closed eyes.
Stand erect and let your black face front the west.”
—Arna Bontemps (1902–1973)

“God suffer little men
The taste of soul’s desire.”
—Arna Bontemps (1902–1973)