(1 February 1902 – 22 May 1967 / Missouri)

poet Langston Hughes
#7 on top 500 poets
User Rating:
4.4 / 10
( 154 votes )
What do you think this poem is about?

Deceased

Harlem
Sent him home
in a long box-
Too dead
To know why:

The licker
Was lye.

Submitted: Saturday, March 27, 2010

Comments about this poem (Deceased by Langston Hughes )

Enter the verification code :

  • Brianna James (4/23/2013 12:11:00 PM)

    Death is sad
    It comes unseen
    When it happens
    Nothing can be done
    Though we wish to
    It is impossible
    To avoid a fate
    As cruel as death

    3 person liked.
    		4 person did not like.
Read all 1 comments »

People who read Langston Hughes also read

Top 500 Poems

  1. Phenomenal Woman
    Maya Angelou
  2. The Road Not Taken
    Robert Frost
  3. Still I Rise
    Maya Angelou
  4. If You Forget Me
    Pablo Neruda
  5. Dreams
    Langston Hughes
  6. Annabel Lee
    Edgar Allan Poe
  7. If
    Rudyard Kipling
  8. A Dream Within A Dream
    Edgar Allan Poe
  9. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
    Robert Frost
  10. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
    Maya Angelou
The Complete List of Top 500 Poems »
[Hata Bildir]