When the pianist in "The Weary Blues" played the piano "moan with melody," he was playing tragically with heart. Langston Hughes is an American poet who wrote the poem "The Weary Blues." The setting of the poem is unclear at first. However, it becomes clear later in the poem that the speaker is in a bar. Also, there are references to drunken men and women on the streets outside the bar. The speaker tells us that he is tired and wants to go home. But there is no home for him to go to. So he decides to stay and drink with his friends instead. This decision makes him feel worse because drinking makes him forget about his problems for a while. But then again, it may be better not to think about them too hard. Through these poems by Langston Hughes, we can learn about sadness, loneliness, and despair. As well as how music can be used to express these feelings.