Deacon Jones’ Grievance (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
I'VE been watchin' of 'em parson,An' I'm sorry fur to say'At my mind is not contentedWith the loose an' keerless ...
I'VE been watchin' of 'em parson,An' I'm sorry fur to say'At my mind is not contentedWith the loose an' keerless ...
OH, dere's lots o' keer an' troubleIn dis world to swaller down;An' ol' Sorrer's purty livelyIn her way o' gittin' ...
YOU kin talk about yer anthemsAn' yer arias an' sich,An' yer modern choir-singin'That you think so awful rich;But you orter ...
'Tis an old deserted homestead On the outskirts of the town, Where the roof is all moss-covered, And the walls are tumbling down; But ...
I done got 'uligion, honey, an' I 's happy ez a king; Evahthing I see erbout me 's jes' lak sunshine ...
How sweet the music sounded That summer long ago, When you were by my side, love, To list its gentle flow. I saw your ...
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, ...
ON the wide veranda white,In the purple failing light,Sits the master while the sun is lowly burning;And his dreamy thoughts ...
Cool is the wind, for the summer is waning, Who 's for the road? Sun-flecked and soft, where the dead leaves are ...
Heel and toe, heel and toe, That is the song we sing; Turn to your partner and curtsey low, Balance and forward and ...
In Life's Red Sea with faith I plant my feet, And wait the sound of that sustaining word Which long ago the ...
G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy-- Put dat music book away; What's de use to keep on tryin'? Ef ...
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