Woman, place your soothing hands upon my brow,
Your hands softer than fur.
Above us balance the palm trees, barely rustling
In the night breeze. Not even a lullaby.
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Leopold Sedar Senghor was a great political leader and one of the greatest Poet of his time. Along with Aime Cesaire and others, he founded the Negritude's movement. He is a Poet that I admire very much. By the way, he wrote in French.
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Leopold Sedar Senghor was a great political leader and one of the greatest Poet of his time. Along with Aime Cesaire and others, he founded the Negritude's movement. He is a Poet that I admire very much. By the way, he wrote in French.