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' ...
Dey was hard times jes fo' Christmas round our neighborhood one year;So we held a secret meetin', whah de white ...
(A Lecture on Modern Education)Look heah, Tunk! - Now, ain't dis awful! T'ought I sont you off to school.Don't you ...
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 ...
MAMMY'S in de kitchen, an' de do' is shet;All de pickaninnies climb an' tug an' sweat,Gittin' to de winder, stickin' ...
Yes, my ha't's ez ha'd ez stone- Go 'way, Sam, an' lemme 'lone. No; I ain't gwine change my min'; ...
Whut dat you whisperin' keepin' f'om me? Don't shut me out 'cause I 's ol' an' can't see. Somep'n's gone wrong dat ...
What dat scratchin' at de kitchin do'?Done heah'n dat foh an hour er mo'!Tell you Mr. Niggah, das sho's yo' ...
Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass,Whah de branch 'll go a-singin' as it pass. An' w'en I's a-layin' ...
TO DR. E.A. WHITMIRE, Columbus, Ohio Mah frens an' fellah trabblers, Ah rise tonight to say, Dat ah feels mos' ...
To MR. E. H. SHARP. Blue bird an' de killdee Am er flittin' by! Spring time chillun! An' de fishin' ...
TO N. H. FAIRBANKS. Sistah! Bress Gawd! Thot I'd drap in jes' er while, See ef yo's er gittin' 'long ...
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 S. NEAL HALLOCK. Sing dat song once mo'! Miss Mandy. Jes' once mo', jes' ef' yo' please. It sounds ...
TO ROBERT PAYNE and MAJOR J. C. FULTON, Columbus, Ohio. When de sno' it am er fallin', Winds er whizzin' ...
To DR. C. E. McCLELLAND, Columbus, Ohio. Little Rastus feelin' blue- Po' li'l' Rastus! Out o' sorts an' gloomy, too! ...
TO DR. F. W. WHITE. Sad am de night. Now de solemn tone Creeps fum de erf to de heaben's ...
TO MR. J. T. RICKS. When de moon streams down On er kam still night, Let me sot by de ...
Let de boat swing down de ribber;Ah! swing, ah! swing away! Can't afford to leave mah only,So heah I'm gwine ...
Dey is times in life when Nature Seems to slip a cog an' go, Jes' a-rattlin' down creation, Lak an ...
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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