Dance

Down at the hall at midnight sometimes,
You hear them singing rhymes.
These girls are dancing with boys.
They are too big for toys.

Credit

From Caroling Dusk (Harper & Brothers, 1927), edited by Countee Cullen. This poem is in the public domain.

Author

Lula Lowe Weeden

Lula Lowe Weeden (later, Lula Lowe Weeden Campbell and Lula Lowe Weeden Jacobs) was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, on February 4, 1918. She was one of three daughters born to Lula L. Weeden, who was also a poet, and Dr. Henry P. Weeden, a dentist. The Weedens lived on a property adjoining that of Anne Spencer and her family. According to Spencer’s son, Chauncey, Weeden spent a great deal of time with his mother, seeking advice about how to improve her poetry.

Date Published

01/01/1927