When dey ‘Listed Colored Soldiers (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Dey was talkin' in de cabin, dey was talkin' in de hall;But I listened kin' o' keerless, not a-t'inkin' 'bout ...
Dey was talkin' in de cabin, dey was talkin' in de hall;But I listened kin' o' keerless, not a-t'inkin' 'bout ...
Well, well, you's cum at las'-Cum in and hab dis seat;Walkin's sich a tiresom' tas'I'll fix a bite to eat.It's ...
Shet up dat noise, you chillen! Dar's some one at de do'.Dribe out dem dogs; you 'Rastus, tek Linkum off ...
Jes' lak toddy wahms you thoo' Sets yo' haid a reelin', Meks you ovah good and new, Dat 's de way I 's ...
I went to chu'ch, 'tother night,De silvah moon was shinin' bright;Brudder Johnson en his wife was dar,Dey went wif Jane ...
You were a girl of satin and gauzeNow you are my mountain and waterfall companion.Long ago I read those lines ...
When ol' Sis' Judy pray,De teahs come stealin' down my cheek,De voice ur God widin me speak';I see myse'f so ...
DE win' is blowin' wahmah,An hit's blowin' f'om de bay;Dey's a so't o' mist a-risin'All erlong de meddah way;Dey ain't ...
Con Son's streams babbleAs music from a stringed instrument.Con Son embraces the mossy boulders exposed to the sun,Sitting on these ...
Who say my hea't ain't true to you? Dey bettah heish dey mouf. I knows I loves you thoo an' thoo In watah ...
FU' de peace o' my eachin' heels, set down;Don' fiddle dat chune no mo'.Don' you see how dat melody stuhs ...
SEEN you down at chu'ch las' night, Nevah min', Miss Lucy.What I mean? oh, dat 's all right, Nevah min', Miss Lucy.You ...
I have just drunk the waters of ChangshaAnd come to eat the fish of Wuchang.Now I am swimming across the ...
On Soochow's terrace the crows find their nests. The King of Wu in his palace drinks with Hsi Shih. Songs of Wu, ...
A cluster of emeraldsPiercing high heaven!Over the Great River's swelling wavesSpirits trail their mist.The King of Chu's soul sought a ...
Es ta seen ahr Mary's bonnet It's a stunner an' nooa mistak!Yeller ribbons, yeller rooases An' a gurt big feather dahn t'backAh ...
Now, Ma-til-der! Ain't cher dressed yet? I declare, the girl ain't up!Last as ushul. Move yerself, you sleepy'-ead!Are you goin' ...
Chashmay mastay ajabay zulf daraazay ajabay,Mai parastay ajabay fitna tarazay ajabay,Behray qatlam chu kushad taighe-nihaan sar basajud,Oo ba-naazay ajabay mun ...
Usually at the helipad I see them stumble-dance across the hot asphalt with crokersacks over their heads, moving toward the ...
G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy-- Put dat music book away; What's de use to keep on tryin'? Ef ...
With its three southern branches reaching the Chu border, And its nine streams touching the gateway of Jing, This river ...
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