When I Rise Up
Published in Poem Of The Day
When I rise up above the earth,
And look down on the things that fetter me,
I beat my wings upon the air,
Or tranquil lie,
Surge after surge of potent strength
Like incense comes to me
When I rise up above the earth
And look down upon the things that fetter me.
About This Poem
"When I Rise Up" was published in "Bronze: A Book of Verses" (B. J. Brimmer Company, 1922).
About Georgia Douglas Johnson
Georgia Douglas Johnson was born in Atlanta, Ga., in 1880. A member of the Harlem Renaissance, her collections of poetry include "The Heart of a Woman" (1916) and "Share My World" (1962). She died in 1966.
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