A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long Quotes

[...] but when I listened Late at night with my portable (that I was so proud of)Tucked under my pillowI heard nat king cole and matt dennis, june christy and ella fitzgeraldAnd sometimes sarah Vau...

And up the hill on vine street(The main black corridor) sat our carnegie library (22-23)

At a time when there was not tv before 3:00 P.M.And on Sunday none until 5:00We sat on the front porches watchingThe jfg sign go on and off greetingThe neighbors (1-5)

We sat on the front porches watching The jfg sign go on and off greeting the neighbors, discussing the politicalSituation, congratulating the preacher On his sermon (3-7)