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It's an earth song, And I've been waiting long for an earth song. It's a spring song, And I've been waiting long for a spring song. Strong as the shoots of a new plant Strong as the bursting of new buds Strong as the coming of the first child from its mother's womb. It's an earth song, A body-song, A spring song,— I have been waiting long for this spring song. -Langston Hughes.

-Langston Hughes.

-Langston Hughes.