A Recalled Prayer (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
Sis Hannah May Liza, so Emphraim sayed,Stole out 'neaf a sycamo' tree an' prayedTo de Lawd in Hebbin, an' she ...
Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems on Man (18 Poems)
Mah Depen’ Able Fren’ (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
He doan care how po' I am,Or dat folks calls me "Luckless Sam,"Or dat Ise black, 'sted white or red,Ez ...
De Drum Majah (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
He's struttin' sho ernuff,Wearin' a lady's muffEn' ways erpon his head,Red coat ob reddest red,Purtty white satin ves',Gole braid ercross ...
De Innah Part (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
I 'fess Ise ugly, big, an' ruff,Mah voice is husky, mannah's gruff;But, mah gal sed, "Neb mine yore hide,I jedge ...
Purcaution (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
Dey think I is "set" an' "fo'gee,"An' dey lub to sneer an' laff,Gaze I duzen fancy black catsCrossin' cross mah ...
Supplication (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
(Dedicated to Cincinnati Branch, N. A. A. C. P., and sung to the air, "America")Dear Lord we come to Thee,In ...
A Resolution (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
Mah ruddah's brokin, an' mah sailWen' ovah bode, in las' night's gale;Mah bunkah's empty, steam am low,Ise driftin' wid de ...
The Poet (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
The poet sits and dreams and dreams;He scans his verse; he probes his themes.Then turns to stretch or stir about,Lest, ...
Facts (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
Triumphant Sable Heroes homeward turning,Arrayed in medals, bright, and half-healed scars,Has service, life, and limb been given earningTrophies, issued at ...
Valuation (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
No man can shape his destiny,Though ardent his desire,Or shift his heavy load elsewhere,Should he perchance to tire.Though weak or ...
Sandy (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
Its bin ni ontoe three yearsSince mah Goo' Man, Sandy,Marched erway, twixt sighs an' tears,Frum his own Mirandy.Out yondah on ...
Time To Die (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
Black brother, think you life so sweetThat you would live at any price?Does mere existence balance withThe weight of your ...
Color Blind (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
True I am black not by my will;I had no choice of hue,And none was given you.By His decree our ...
Toussaint L’Ouverture (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
Through ages down Time's ceaseless span,An endless, vivid caravan,His mem'ry wends to ever beAn inspiration to the Free.Fearless, black, unlettered ...
A Disagreement (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
You say "That man was made to mourn."Would you have me believe it-Believe earth holds no recompenseUntil death bids me ...
Toil Created (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
Dutiful, underpaid bearer of burden(Although as oxen your past roles were cast,And dark the stage whereon your scene was set)The ...
Arise (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
Arise! ye humble undertrodden wight,Behold, at edge of yonder east,The blazing Sun of Hope adawn!Think ye not thou needst ever ...
Ease (Raymond Garfield Dandridge Poems)
Oh! foolish one in quest of ease,Do you not know that ease on earth, for men,Is like unto the "Pot ...