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Langston Hughes on Christmas

1902–1967 United States

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Love is a naked shadow
On a gnarled and naked tree.

While over Alabama earth
These words are gently spoken:
Serve — and hate will die unborn.
Love — and chains are broken.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Langston Hughes (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.