The Poet And The Baby (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
How's a man to write a sonnet, can you tell,-- How's he going to weave the dim, poetic spell,-- When a-toddling on ...
Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems on Man (78 Poems)
An Easy Goin’ Feller (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Ther' ain't no use in all this strife,An' hurryin', pell-mell, right thro' life.I don't believe in goin' too fastTo see ...
Then And Now (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
THEN He loved her, and through many years, Had paid his fair devoted court, Until she wearied, and with sneers Turned all his ardent ...
The Looking-Glas (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
DINAH stan' befo' de glass,Lookin' moughty neat,An' huh purty shadder sassAt huh haid an' feet.While she sasshay 'roun' an' bow,Smilin' ...
She Gave Me A Rose (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
She gave a rose, And I kissed it and pressed it. I love her, she knows, And my action confessed it. She gave me ...
After Many Days (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
I'VE always been a faithful manAn' tried to live for duty,But the stringent mode of lifeHas somewhat lost its beauty.The ...
Whittier (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
NOT o'er thy dust let there be spentThe gush of maudlin sentiment;Such drift as that is not for thee,Whose life ...
In May (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Oh to have you in May, To talk with you under the trees, Dreaming throughout the day, Drinking the wine-like breeze, Oh it were ...
Why Fades A Dream (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
WHY fades a dream?An iridescent rayFlecked in between the trystOf night and day.Why fades a dream? -Of consciousness the shadeWrought ...
The Sand-Man (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
I KNOW a manWith face of tan,But who is ever kind;Whom girls and boysLeave games and toysEach eventide to find.When ...
The Bohemian (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Bring me the livery of no other man. I am my own to robe me at my pleasure. Accepted rules to me ...
Dawn (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
AN angel, robed in spotless white,Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.Men saw ...
The Made to Order Smile (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poem)
When a woman looks up at you with a twist about her eyes, And her brows are half uplifted in ...
The Haunted Oak (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poem)
Pray why are you so bare, so bare, Oh, bough of the old oak-tree; And why, when I go through ...
Common Things (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poem)
I like to hear of wealth and gold, And El Doradoes in their glory; I like for silks and satins ...
When Malindy Sings (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poem)
G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy-- Put dat music book away; What's de use to keep on tryin'? Ef ...
Frederick Douglass (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poem)
A hush is over all the teeming lists, And there is pause, a breath-space in the strife; A spirit brave ...
Encouragement (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poem)
WHO dat knockin' at de do'? Why, Ike Johnson, -- yes, fu' sho! Come in, Ike. I's mighty glad You ...