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NEGRO YOUTH SPEAKS
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NUDE YOUNG DANCER

What jungle tree have you slept under,
Midnight dancer of the jazzy hour?
What great forest has hung its perfume
Like a sweet veil about your bower?

What jungle tree have you slept under,
Dark brown girl of the swaying hips?
What star-white moon has been your lover?
To what mad faun have you offered your lips?