But you danced on, and when some star would spill
Its red and white upon you whirling there,
I sensed a hidden beauty in the air;
Though you danced on, my heart and I stood still.
Countee Cullen, excerpt from The Dance of Love in Color (1925)
But you danced on, and when some star would spill
Its red and white upon you whirling there,
I sensed a hidden beauty in the air;
Though you danced on, my heart and I stood still.
Countee Cullen, excerpt from The Dance of Love in Color (1925)