Episode 45: "When Sue Wears Red" by Langston Hughes

Read and more GoodPoetry at www.GoodPoetry.org, and listen on Audible, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Anchor.Fm, iHeart and GooglePlay Music and connect with us @itsGoodPoetry on Facebook, and Twitter. -------------------------------- When Sue Wears Red When Susanna Jones wears red  Her face is like an ancient cameo  Turned brown by the ages. Come with a blast of trumpets,  Jesus! When Susanna Jones wears red  A queen from some time-dead Egyptian night  Walks once again. Blow trumpets, Jesus! And the beauty of Susanna Jones in red  Burns in my heart a love-fire sharp like pain. Sweet silver trumpets,  Jesus!