“I jumped in the river, what did I see? Black-eyed angels swam with me A moon full of stars and astral cars And all the figures I used to see All my lovers were there with me All my past and futures And we all went to heaven in a little row boat There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt.” LittlesPastUsedHeavenStarsBlackDoubtCarFiguresLoversAngelRiversBoatMy PastMy LoverRadioheadRow Boats Author:Thom Yorke
“And the fact that Emmett Till, a young black man, could be found floating down the river in Mississippi, as, indeed, many had been done over the years, this set in concrete the determination of people to move forward.” PeopleMenYearsDoneFactsMovingYoungFoundBlackDeterminationRiversMoving ForwardConcreteFloatingMississippiLynchingEmmett Till Author:Fred Shuttlesworth
“The white face of the winter day came sluggishly on, veiled in a frosty mist; and the shadowy ships in the river slowly changed to black substances; and the sun, blood-red on the eastern marshes behind dark masts and yards, seemed filled with the ruins of a forest it had set on fire.” FacesBlackNatureDarkWhiteBehindsSunFireBloodChangedRedRiversFilledWinterForestsShipsRuinsSubstanceYardsEasternMistMarshesMastsWinter Days Book:Our Mutual Friend Source: Our Mutual Friend
“Gamaun is a dainty steed, Strong, black, and of a noble breed, Full of fire, and full of bone, With all his line of fathers known; Fine his nose, his nostrils thin, But blown abroad by the pride within; His mane is like a river flowing, And his eyes like embers glowing In the darkness of the night, And his pace as swift as light.” LightEyeNightFatherStrongBlackLinesKnownDarknessFirePrideFineRiversHorseBonesNobleNosesHis EyesPaceGlowingEmbersDainty Author:Bryan Procter