Sea Calm Poem by Langston Hughes

Sea Calm

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How still,
How strangely still
The water is today,
It is not good
For water
To be so still that way.

Langston Hughes
Friday, January 3, 2003
Topic(s) of this poem: water
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Antonymous 08 July 2020

We have same name Brian Jani

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Peachsister 14 April 2020

Short but amazingly sweet

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Brian Jani 13 May 2014

Langston Amazing poetic skills here

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Emily Oldham 27 October 2008

beautiful...................................

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