I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the world…

I’ve known rivers:
I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the
flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.

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“The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” from The Weary Blues (1926)

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