Hayden

Famous quotes containing the word hayden:

    Standing to America, bringing home
    black gold, black ivory, black seed.
    —Robert Earl Hayden (1913–1980)

    Oh who and oh who will sing Jesus down
    to help with struggling and doing without and being colored
    all through blue Monday?
    Till way next Sunday?
    —Robert Earl Hayden (1913–1980)

    Time was. Time was.
    White robes like moonlight

    In the sweetgum dark.
    Unbucked that one then
    and him squealing bloody Jesus
    as we cut it off.
    —Robert Earl Hayden (1913–1980)