"Night Funeral in Harlem" by Langston Hughes (Excerpt)
Night funeral
In Harlem:
Where did they get
Them two fine cars?
Insurance man, he did not pay—
His insurance lapsed the other day—
Yet they got a satin box
for his head to lay.
Night Funeral in Harlem Poem Text
by Langston Hughes
Night Funeral in Harlem Poem Text
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