Curiosity (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
MAMMY'S in de kitchen, an' de do' is shet;All de pickaninnies climb an' tug an' sweat,Gittin' to de winder, stickin' ...
MAMMY'S in de kitchen, an' de do' is shet;All de pickaninnies climb an' tug an' sweat,Gittin' to de winder, stickin' ...
De win' is hollahin' "Daih you" to de shuttahs an' de fiah, De snow's a-sayin' "Got you" to de groun', Fu' de ...
Oh, de weathah it is balmy an' de breeze is sighin' low. Li'l' gal, An' de mockin' bird is singin' in de ...
EIGHT of 'em hyeah all tol' an' yetDese eyes o' mine is wringin' wet;My haht's a-achin' ha'd an' so',De way ...
Ah'm sick, doctor-man, Ah'm sick!Gi' me some'n' to he'p me quick, Don't,--Ah'll die!Tried mighty hard fo' to cure mahse'f;Tried all dem ...
W'EN de evenin' shaddersCome a-glidin' down,Fallin' black an' heavyOvah hill an' town,Ef you listen keerful,Keerful ez you kin,So's you boun' ...
HIT'S been drizzlin' an' been sprinklin',Kin' o' techy all day long.I ain't wet enough fu' toddy,I's too damp to raise ...
GRASS commence a-comin'Thoo de thawin' groun',Evah bird dat whistlesKeepin' noise erroun';Cain't sleep in de mo'nin',Case befo' it's lightBluebird an' de ...
HAIN'T you see my Mandy Lou,Is it true?Whaih you been f'om day to day,Whaih, I say?Dat you say you nevah ...
LITTLE lady at de do',W'y you stan' dey knockin'?Nevah seen you ac' befo'In er way so shockin'.Don' you know de ...
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 ...
Hello dar, Miss Melerlee!Oh, you're pretty sight to see!Sof brown cheek, an' smilin' face,An' willowy form chuck full o' grace--De ...
Its bin ni ontoe three yearsSince mah Goo' Man, Sandy,Marched erway, twixt sighs an' tears,Frum his own Mirandy.Out yondah on ...
Haw!Ai've just obteened a pension for mai Paw.And you should hev seen the people that were theah. Re-ally, it was ...
_Bro. Simmons_"Walk right in Brother Wilson--how you feelin' today?"_Bro. Wilson_"Jes Mod'rate, Brother Simmons, but den I ginnerly feels dat way."_Bro. ...
One-and-two-and-three-and-four --You're playing it by ear, boy! Eyes upon the score! Miss Trapp, the music teacher, very prim and staid, ...
1.Oh' Fiddlah Ike's a-playin' to de moonErbout his wife dat died away las' June.He play de saddes' tune in all ...
IIn de shady wood de weathah's cool,Down beside ole Massa Ketchum's pool;Dah Ah sits me 'pon de mossy logs,Talkin' wid ...
1.Oh, sweet de wa'blin' ob de mockin' bu'd,A singin' to de moon his song ob love,Oh, sweet de voice ob ...
G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy-- Put dat music book away; What's de use to keep on tryin'? Ef ...
Little brown baby wif spa'klin' eyes, Come to yo' pappy an' set on his knee. What you been doin', suh ...
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