Langston and Stevie in Concert
I dream a world
where humanity sways in unison to the sweet sounds of a Stevie Wonder song as hope floats on the sweet melodies of the harmonica and dreams rest on the edge of a rainbow
I dream a world
where human kindness becomes the key to life and all hands are extended to build a community table so big that poverty and homelessness are consumed within its recesses
a world where mankind has a symbiotic relationship with nature, and first do no harm is the pledge of allegiance that we sing to the
earth and every living thing thereon
I dream a world
where the only weapons of mass destruction are those that destroy hate, greed, racism and the lies that the orchestra of fear whispers into the
ear of human consciousness
a world where the tears of black mothers don’t flow joyfully to the sounds of “Isn’t (s)he lovely”
at the birth of their sons and daughters and overflow painfully with sirens blazing
I dream a world
where the poetry of Langston Hughes
and the sermons of Dr. King are no longer aspirations but truths that ring melodiously in our ears with the certainty of Stevie Wonder’s
song, Sign, Sealed, Delivered
In my dreams
Stevie sings to the world — freedom from discrimination is yours, freedom from poverty is yours, freedom from war is yours, freedom to celebrate the kaleidoscope of colors that form
the beautiful skin that you are in is finally yours
And dreams rise like ribbons in the sky as the harmonica plays.
Langston and Stevie in Concert imagines synergy of art and activism between creative geniuses, Langston Hughes and Stevie Wonder.
