The Sunday-School Picnic (Joseph C Lincoln Poems)
Oh! the horns are all a-tootin' as we rattle through the town,And we fellers are a-hootin' and a-jumpin' up and ...
Poems about lightnin (21 Poems)
On The Banks O’ Deer Crick (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
On the banks o' Deer Crick! There's the place fer me!-- Worter slidin' past ye jes as clair as it kin be:-- See ...
The Old Cabin (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
IN de dead of night I sometimes,Git to t'inkin' of de pas'An' de days w'en slavery helt meIn my mis'ry ...
The Bronco (Henry Herbert Knibbs Poems)
The bronco's mighty wild and tough,And full of outdoor feelin's:His feet are quick, his ways are rough,He's careless in his ...
The Colored Band (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
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, ...
Babylon Is Fallen! (Henry Clay Work Poems)
Don't you see de black cloudsRisin' ober yonder,Whar de Massa's old plantation am?Neber you be frightened,Dem is only darkies,Come to ...
A Plantation Melody (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
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 ...
Dawn, Noon And Dewfall (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
I. Dawn, noon and dewfall! Bluebird and robin Up and at it airly, and the orchard-blossoms bobbin'! Peekin' from the winder, half-awake, and wishin' I ...
The Magic Shoes (Charles Godfrey Leland Poems)
IT was stiller, dimmer twilight - amber toornin' into gold, Like young maidens' hairs get yellow und more dark as ...
Negro Spirituals (Anonymous Americas Poems)
"IN DAT GREAT GITTIN'-UP MORNIN'I 'M a gwine to tell you bout de comin' ob de Saviour,- Fare you well, ...
The Rains (Badger Clark Jr Poems)
You've watched the ground-hog's shadow and the shiftin' weather signsTill the Northern prairie starred itse'f with flowers;You've seen the snow ...
The Legend Of Boastful Bill (Badger Clark Jr Poems)
At a roundup on the Gily,One sweet mornin' long ago,Ten of us was throwed right freelyBy a hawse from Idaho.And ...
De Banjo an’ De Fiddle. (Elliott Blaine Henderson Poems)
When de banjo am er plinkin' An' de fiddle am er squeakin' An' de ditties comes sweet, An' de ditties ...
MacFadden And MacFee (David Rorie Poems)
It was an' aboot the Lammas time,In sixteen forty-three, sirs,That there fell oot the awfu' fecht'Twixt Macfadden an' Macfee, sirs.Macfadden, ...
Roundup Lullaby (Badger Clark Jr Poems)
Desert blue and silver in the still moonshine,Coyote yappin' lazy on the hill,Sleepy winks of lightnin' down the far sky ...
Ridin’ (Badger Clark Jr Poems)
There is some that like the city-Grass that's curried smooth and green,Theaytres and stranglin' collars,Wagons run by gasoline-But for me ...
When Pa Counts (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
Pa's not so very big or brave; he can't lift weights like Uncle Jim; His hands are soft like little ...
No Use Sighin’ (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
No use frettin' when the rain comes down,No use grievin' when the gray clouds frown,No use sighin' when the wind ...
Number 3 on the Docket (Amy Lowell Poem)
The lawyer, are you? Well! I ain't got nothin' to say. Nothin'! I told the perlice I hadn't nothin'. They ...
Chant-Pagan (Rudyard Kipling Poem)
Me that 'ave been what I've been -- Me that 'ave gone where I've gone -- Me that 'ave seen ...
Little Orphant Annie (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
INSCRIBED WITH ALL FAITH AND AFFECTION To all the little children: -- The happy ones; and sad ones; The sober ...