I have sown beside all waters in my day.
I planted deep, within my heart the fear
That wind or fowl would take the grain away.
I planted safe against this stark, lean year.
Source: A Black Man Talks of Reaping.
-- Arna Bontemps, (Oct 13 1902-1973), US poet, writer; He was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance, movement, 1920s; wrote Black Thunder, 1936 depicting the lives and struggles of black Americans.