And what would I do in heaven pray,
Me with my dancing feet?
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She of the Dancing Feet Sings by Countee Cullen. This poem states that a negro women lives in a place where dancing is not permitted, and other people don't like that place at all. She lives there because is makes her feel like she's at home.
The seraphs and the cherubim Would be too proud to bend, To sing the faery tunes that brim My heart from end to end. wonderful images. tony
The wistful angels down in Will smile to see my face, And understand, because they fell From that all-perfect place. a very fine poem. tony