Snowin’ (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Dey is snow upon de meddahs, dey is snow upon de hill, An' de little branch's watahs is all glistenin' an' ...
Dey is snow upon de meddahs, dey is snow upon de hill, An' de little branch's watahs is all glistenin' an' ...
OH, dere's lots o' keer an' troubleIn dis world to swaller down;An' ol' Sorrer's purty livelyIn her way o' gittin' ...
De axes has been ringin' in de woods de blessid day, An' de chips has been a-fallin' fa' an' thick; Dey has ...
OH, de grubbin'-hoe's a-rustin' in de co'nah,An' de plow's a-tumblin' down in de fiel',While de whippo'will's a-wailin' lak a mou'nahWhen ...
Woman's sho' a cur'ous critter, an' dey ain't no doubtin' dat. She's a mess o' funny capahs f'om huh slippahs to ...
Oh, de weathah it is balmy an' de breeze is sighin' low. Li'l' gal, An' de mockin' bird is singin' in de ...
Ef dey 's anyt'ing dat riles me An' jes' gits me out o' hitch, Twell I want to tek my coat off, So ...
W'EN de colo'ed ban' comes ma'chin' down de street,Don't you people stan' daih starin'; lif' yo' feet!Ain't dey playin'? Hip, ...
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 ...
De trees is bendin' in de sto'm, De rain done hid de mountain's fo'm, I 's 'lone an' in distress. But listen, dah ...
DE night creep down erlong de lan',De shadders rise an' shake,De frog is sta'tin' up his ban',De cricket is awake;My ...
Raging storms, evil gods are theyRuthless demons, who in heaven's vault were created, are they,Workers of evil are they,They lift ...
Truth"God speed you, ancient father, And give you a good daye;What is the cause, I praye you,So sadly here you ...
TO PROFESSOR WM. O. VINEY, Indianapolis, Ind. AND C. W. DORFLINGER, Columbus, Ohio. He'p you'se'f, mah bruddah, Jes' make yo'se'f ...
TO N. H. CARDWELL, COLUMBUS, O. Ef yo' hain't got er nickel Ner yo' hain't got er dime, An' yo' ...
I stayed the night for shelter at a farm Behind the mountains, with a mother and son, Two old-believers. They ...
Dey is times in life when Nature Seems to slip a cog an' go, Jes' a-rattlin' down creation, Lak an ...
Wintah, summah, snow er shine, Hit's all de same to me, Ef only I kin call you mine, An' keep ...
G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy-- Put dat music book away; What's de use to keep on tryin'? Ef ...
Seen my lady home las' night, Jump back, honey, jump back. Hel' huh han' an' sque'z it tight, Jump back, ...
Bright-eyed & bushy tailed woke not Henry up. Bright though upon his workshop shone a vise central, moved in while ...
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