Philosophy (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
I been t'inkin' 'bout de preachah; whut he said de othah night, 'Bout hit bein' people's dooty, fu' to keep dey ...
I been t'inkin' 'bout de preachah; whut he said de othah night, 'Bout hit bein' people's dooty, fu' to keep dey ...
Skin as black an' jes as sof' as a velvet dress,Teeth as white as ivory -well dey is I guess.Eyes ...
"I - The GatheringFather and Mother Lawrence, the boy Joe, Lottie and Elsie, all were full of life, And fond ...
To-day I strayed in Charing Cross as wretched as could be With thinking of my home and friends across the ...
Young friend! . . . I tries to duck, but miss the bus. 'E sees me first, an' 'as ...
Howdy sistah Tootles! Ah's jes' er passin' by. Thought I'd kindah drap in Let yo' kno' revival's nigh. Hain't seed ...
I wash me 'ands uv 'im, I tells 'em straight. "You women can do wot yeh dash well like.I leave ...
I seldom get to hatin' men, nor had much cause to hate;To me, it just a foolish game to play, ...
TO N. H. FAIRBANKS. Sistah! Bress Gawd! Thot I'd drap in jes' er while, See ef yo's er gittin' 'long ...
I niver heerd its name; we call it just "Our beck." Mebbe, there's bigger streams down Ripon way; ...
Down here in Cactus Center we believe in savin' time;Unlike the waste of powder, wastin' daylight is a crime;So we ...
Us two wuz boys when we fell out,— Nigh to the age uv my youngest now;Don't rec'lect what't wuz about, ...
They ain't much, seen from day to day--The big elm tree across the way,The church spire, an' the meetin' placeLit ...
It's June ag'in, an' in my soul I feel the fillin' joyThat's sure to come this time o' year to ...
I dinna ken what's come ower me!There's a how whaur ance was a hert!I never luik oot afore me,An' a ...
THERE isn't a tree to be seen fra' wheer I am writin',There isn't a beck to be heard or sang ...
Us two wuz boys when we fell out,-- Nigh to the age uv my youngest now; Don't rec'lect what't wuz ...
It's June ag'in, an' in my soul I feel the fillin' joy That's sure to come this time o' year ...
In Pat Mahoney's booze bazaar the fun was fast and free, And Ragtime Billy spanked the baby grand; While caroling ...
Sky's a-waxin' grey, Got to be a-goin'; Gittin' on my way, Where? I ain't a-knowin'. Fellers, no more jokes, Fun ...
Nurse, won't you let him in? He's barkin' an' scratchen' the door, Makin' so dreffel a din I jest can't ...
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