Ione (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
I.AH, yes, 't is sweet still to remember,Though 't were less painful to forget;For while my heart glows like an ...
I.AH, yes, 't is sweet still to remember,Though 't were less painful to forget;For while my heart glows like an ...
De times is mighty stirrin' 'mong de people up ouah way, Dey 'sputin' an' dey argyin' an' fussin' night an' day; An' ...
ON ITS NEW SLAVERY Heart of the Southland, heed me pleading now, Who bearest, unashamed, upon my brow The long kiss of the ...
Wen I git up in de mo'nin' an' de clouds is big an' black, Dey's a kin' o' wa'nin' shivah goes ...
Ain't nobody nevah tol' you not a wo'd a-tall, 'Bout de time dat all de critters gin dey fancy ball? Some folks ...
Tek a cool night, good an' cleah, Skiff o' snow upon de groun'; Jes' 'bout fall-time o' de yeah W'en de leaves is ...
THERE's a memory keeps a-runnin'Through my weary head to-night,An' I see a picture dancin'In the fire-flames' ruddy-light;'Tis the picture of ...
Dey is snow upon de meddahs, dey is snow upon de hill, An' de little branch's watahs is all glistenin' an' ...
Dey 's a so't o' threatenin' feelin' in de blowin' of de breeze, An' I 's feelin' kin' o' squeamish in ...
Seems lak folks is mighty curus In de way dey t'inks an' ac's. Dey jes' spen's dey days a-mixin' Up de t'ings in ...
WHEN you and I were young, the daysWere filled with scent of pink and rose,And full of joy from dawn ...
When summer time has come, and all The world is in the magic thrall Of perfumed airs that lull each sense To fits ...
'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 ...
You ask why I am sad to-day, I have no cares, no griefs, you say? Ah, yes, 't is true, I have ...
You 'll be wonderin' whut 's de reason I 's a grinnin' all de time, An' I guess you t'ink my sperits Mus' ...
I done got 'uligion, honey, an' I 's happy ez a king; Evahthing I see erbout me 's jes' lak sunshine ...
In a small and lonely cabin out of noisy traffic's way, Sat an old man, bent and feeble, dusk of face, ...
I.FOUR hundred years ago a tangled wasteLay sleeping on the west Atlantic's side;Their devious ways the Old World's millions tracedContent, ...
HOME agin, an' home to stay -Yes, it's nice to be away.Plenty things to do an' see,But the old place ...
SILENTLY without my window,Tapping gently at the pane,Falls the rain.Through the trees sighs the breezeLike a soul in pain.Here alone ...
Summah night an' sighin' breeze, 'Long de lovah's lane; Frien'ly, shadder-mekin' trees, 'Long de lovah's lane. White folks' wo'k all done up gran'-- Me an' ...
GOD has his plans, and what if weWith our sight be too blind to seeTheir full fruition; cannot he,Who made ...
Gray is the palace where she dwells, Grimly the poplars stand There by the window where she sits, My Lady of Castle Grand. There ...
Oh, de weathah it is balmy an' de breeze is sighin' low. Li'l' gal, An' de mockin' bird is singin' in de ...
DE win' is blowin' wahmah,An hit's blowin' f'om de bay;Dey's a so't o' mist a-risin'All erlong de meddah way;Dey ain't ...
A SONG is but a little thing,And yet what joy it is to sing!In hours of toil it gives me ...
The November sun invites me, And although the chill wind smites me, I will wander to the woodland Where the laden trees await; And ...
Oh, de clouds is mighty heavy An' de rain is mighty thick; Keep a song up on de way. An' de waters is ...
I.THE young queen Nature, ever sweet and fair,Once on a time fell upon evil days.From hearing oft herself discussed with ...
Come, essay a sprightly measure, Tuned to some light song of pleasure. Maidens, let your brows be crowned As we foot this merry ...
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