MONTAGE OF A DREAM DEFERRED

by Langston Hughes

Poem Page Number Motifs
Madame and the Census Man 218
Dream Boogie 221
Parade 222
Parade 223
Children's Rhymes 223
Children's Rhymes 224
Sister 224
Sister 225
Preference 225
Necessity 226
Question 226
Buddy 227
Juke Box Love Song 227
Ultimatum 228
Warning 228
Croon 228
New Yorkers 228
New Yorkers 229
Wonder 229
Easy Boogie 229
Movies 230
Tell Me 231
Not a Movie 231
Neon Signs 232
Neon Signs 233
Numbers 233
What? So Soon! 233
What? So Soon! 234
Motto 234
Dead in There 235
Situation 235
Dancer 236
Advice 237
Green Memory 237
Wine-O 237
Relief 238
Ballad of the Landlord 238
Ballad of the Landlord 239
Corner Meeting 240
Projection 240
Projection 241
Flatted Fifths 241
Tomorrow 242
Mellow 242
Live and Let Live 242
Gauge 242
Bar 243
Cafe: 3 A.M. 243
Request 254
Shame on You 254
Shame on You 255
World War II 255
Mystery 255
Mystery 256
Sliver of Sermon 257
Testimonial 257
Passing 257
Passing 258
Nightmare Boogie 258
Sunday by the Combination 259
Casualty 259
Night Funeral in Harlem 259
Night Funeral in Harlem 260
Night Funeral in Harlem 261
Blues at Dawn 261
Dime 262
Argument 262
Neighbor 263
Evening Song 264
Chord 264
Fact 264
Joe Louis 265
Subway Rush Hour 265
Brothers 265
Brothers 266
Likewise 266
Likewise 267
Silver 267
Hope 267
Dream Boogie: Variation 268
Harlem 268
Good Morning 269
Same in Blues 270
Same in the Blues 271
Comment on Curb 271
Letter 271
Letter 272
Island 272