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 ...
Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems on Smiling (43 Poems)
The Party (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
DEY had a gread big pahty down to Tom's de othah night;Was I dah? You bet! I neveh in my ...
The Spellin’-Bee (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
I NEVER shall furgit that night when father hitched up Dobbin,An' all us youngsters clambered in an' down the road ...
Breaking The Charm (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Caught Susanner whistlin'; well, It's most nigh too good to tell. 'Twould 'a' b'en too good to see Ef it had n't b'en ...
When The Old Man Smokes (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
In the forenoon's restful quiet, When the boys are off at school, When the window lights are shaded And the chimney-corner cool, Then the ...
The Monk’s Walk (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
In this sombre garden close What has come and passed, who knows? What red passion, what white pain Haunted this dim walk in ...
The Disturber (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Oh, what shall I do? I am wholly upset; I am sure I 'll be jailed for a lunatic yet. I 'll ...
Expectation (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
You 'll be wonderin' whut 's de reason I 's a grinnin' all de time, An' I guess you t'ink my sperits Mus' ...
Reluctance (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Will I have some mo' dat pie? No, ma'am, thank-ee, dat is--I-- Bettah quit daihin' me. Dat ah pie look sutny good: How 'd ...
Liza May (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
LITTLE brown face full of smiles,And a baby's guileless wiles,Liza May, Liza May.Eyes a-peeping thro' the fenceWith an interest intense,Liza ...
An Old Memory (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
How sweet the music sounded That summer long ago, When you were by my side, love, To list its gentle flow. I saw your ...
The Lapse (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
This poem must be done to-day; Then, I 'll e'en to it. I must not dream my time away,-- I 'm sure to ...
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' ...
Puttin’ The Baby Away (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
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 ...
By Rugged Ways (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
By rugged ways and thro' the night We struggle blindly toward the light; And groping, stumbling, ever pray For sight of long delaying ...
‘Long To’Ds Night (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
DAIH'S a moughty soothin' feelin'Hits a dahky man,'Long to'ds night.W'en de row is mos' nigh ended,Den he stops to fan,'Long ...
A Poem Of Faith (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
I think that though the clouds be dark, That though the waves dash o'er the bark, Yet after while the light will ...
The Valse (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
When to sweet music my lady is dancing My heart to mild frenzy her beauty inspires. Into my face are her brown ...
The Veteran (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
UNDERNEATH the autumn sky,Haltingly, the lines go by.Ah, would steps were blithe and gay,As when first they marched away,Smile on ...
Emancipation (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Fling out your banners, your honors be bringing,Raise to the ether your paeans of praise.Strike every chord and let music ...
The Farm Child’s Lullaby (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
OH, the little bird is rocking in the cradle of the wind,And it's bye, my little wee one, bye;The harvest ...
Philosophy (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
I been t'inkin' 'bout de preachah; whut he said de othah night, 'Bout hit bein' people's dooty, fu' to keep dey ...
After While. A Poem Of Faith (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
I THINK that though the clouds be dark,That though the waves dash o'er the bark.Yet after while the light will ...
The Fount Of Tears (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
All hot and grimy from the road, Dust gray from arduous years, I sat me down and eased my load Beside the Fount ...
The Discovery (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
THESE are the days of elfs and fays:Who says that with the dreams of myth,These imps and elves disport themselves?Ah ...
Confessional (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Search thou my heart; If there be guile, It shall depart Before thy smile. Search thou my soul; Be there deceit, 'T will vanish whole Before thee, ...
A Prayer (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
O LORD, the hard-won miles Have worn my stumbling feet:Oh, soothe me with thy smiles, And make my life complete.The thorns were ...
Winter’s Approach (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
DE sun hit shine an' de win' hit blow,Ol' Brer Rabbit be a-layin' low,He know dat de wintah time a-comin',De ...
A Song (#1) (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
ON a summer's day as I sat by a stream,A dainty maid came by,And she blessed my sight like a ...
Response (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
When Phyllis sighs and from her eyes The light dies out; my soul replies With misery of deep-drawn breath, E'en as it were ...