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Paul Laurence Dunbar

June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906


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Poem TitleFirst LinesPeriod# Lines# Reads
1: When De Co'n Pone's Hot 48344
2: "Howdy, Honey, Howdy!" Do' a-stan'in' on a jar, fiah a-shinin' thoo, 20505
3: 'Long To'Ds Night Daih 's a moughty soothin' feelin' 40458
4: A Back-Log Song De axes has been ringin' in de woods de blessid day, 321065
5: A Banjo Song Oh, dere 's lots o' keer an' trouble 64688
6: A Border Ballad Oh, I haven't got long to live, for we all 24553
7: A Boy's Summer Song 'Tis fine to play 26565
8: A Bridal Measure Come, essay a sprightly measure, 28552
9: A Cabin Tale - The Young Master Asks For A Story Whut you say, dah? huh, uh! chile, 112520
10: A Career Break me my bounds, and let me fly 26574
11: A Choice They please me not--these solemn songs 8594
12: A Christmas Folksong De win' is blowin' wahmah, 48510
13: A Confidence Uncle John, he makes me tired; 90498
14: A Coquette Conquered Yes, my ha't 's ez ha'd ez stone 24516
15: A Corn-Song On the wide veranda white, 40626
16: A Death Song Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass, 15575
17: A Drowsy Day The air is dark, the sky is gray, 30505
18: A Florida Night Win' a-blowin' gentle so de san' lay low, 24529
19: A Frolic Swing yo' lady roun' an' roun', 24576
20: A Golden Day I found you and I lost you, 12622
21: A Grievance Wen de snow's a-fallin' 40519
22: A Hymn - After Reading "Lead, Kindly Light." Lead gently, Lord, and slow, 20505
23: A Lazy Day The trees bend down along the stream, 17531
24: A Letter Dear Miss Lucy: I been t'inkin' dat I 'd write you long fo' dis, 42561
25: A Little Christmas Basket De win' is hollahin' "Daih you" to de shuttahs an' de fiah, 24533
26: A Lost Dream Ah, I have changed, I do not know 48591
27: A Love Letter Oh, I des received a letter f'om de sweetest little gal; 24507
28: A Love Song Ah, love, my love is like a cry in the night, 16600
29: A Lyric My lady love lives far away, 24596
30: A Madrigal Dream days of fond delight and hours 24644
31: A Misty Day Heart of my heart, the day is chill, 16556
32: A Musical Outside the rain upon the street, 8497
33: A Negro Love Song Seen my lady home las' night, 24498
34: A Plantation Melody De trees is bendin' in de sto'm, 24453
35: A Plantation Portrait Hain't you see my Mandy Lou, 40565
36: A Plea Treat me nice, Miss Mandy Jane, 24552
37: A Prayer O Lord, the hard-won miles 12565
38: A Preference Mastah drink his ol' Made'a, 25512
39: A Roadway Let those who will stride on their barren roads 8545
40: A Sailor's Song Oh for the breath of the briny deep, 24522
41: A Song Thou art the soul of a summer's day, 15453
42: A Song. On a summer's day as I sat by a stream, 15544
43: A Spiritual De 'cession's stahted on de gospel way, 221427
44: A Spring Wooing Come on walkin' wid me, Lucy; 't ain't no time to mope erroun' 32526
45: A Starry Night A cloud fell down from the heavens, 8716
46: A Summer Night Summah is de lovin' time 32498
47: A Summer Pastoral It's hot to-day. The bees is buzzin' 64661
48: A Summer's Night The night is dewy as a maiden's mouth, 8547
49: A Thanksgiving Poem The sun hath shed its kindly light, 32527
50: A Warm Day In Winter "Sunshine on de medders, 32540
51: A Winter's Day Across the hills and down the narrow ways, 14546
52: Absence Good-night, my love, for I have dreamed of thee 28489
53: Accountability Folks ain't got no right to censuah othah folks about dey habits; 16572
54: Advice W'en you full o' worry 36527
55: After A Visit I be'n down in ole Kentucky 32456
56: After Many Days I've always been a faithful man 20556
57: After The Quarrel So we, who 've supped the self-same cup, 32506
58: After While - A Poem Of Faith I think that though the clouds be dark, 30578
59: Alexander Crummell--Dead Back to the breast of thy mother, 23568
60: Alice Know you, winds that blow your course 18499
61: An Ante-Bellum Sermon We is gathahed hyeah, my brothahs, 88513
62: An Easy-Goin' Feller Ther' ain't no use in all this strife, 20493
63: An Old Memory How sweet the music sounded 40534
64: Anchored If thro' the sea of night which here surrounds me, 8561
65: Angelina When de fiddle gits to singin' out a ol' Vahginny reel, 32524
66: Appreciation My muvver's ist the nicest one 32512
67: At Candle-Lightin' Time When I come in f'om de co'n-fiel' aftah wo'kin' ha'd all day, 24521
68: At Cheshire Cheese When first of wise old Johnson taught, 20528
69: At Loafing-Holt Since I left the city's heat 38479
70: At Night Whut time 'd dat clock strike? 49552
71: At Sunset Time Adown the west a golden glow 24507
72: At The Tavern A lilt and a swing, 14469
73: Ballad I know my love is true, 24482
74: Ballade By Mystic's banks I held my dream. 24512
75: Behind The Arras As in some dim baronial hall restrained, 12440
76: Bein' Back Home Home agin, an' home to stay 48509
77: Beyond The Years Beyond the years the answer lies, 21500
78: Black Samson Of Brandywine Gray are the pages of record, 48554
79: Blue Standin' at de winder, 36569
80: Booker T. Washington The word is writ that he who runs may read. 14499
81: Breaking The Charm Caught Susanner whistlin'; well, 76472
82: By Rugged Ways By rugged ways and thro' the night 32513
83: By The Stream By the stream I dream in calm delight, and watch as in a glass, 8586
84: Changing Time The cloud looked in at the window, 8512
85: Chrismus Is A-Comin' Bones a-gittin' achy, 48485
86: Chrismus On The Plantation It was Chrismus Eve, I mind hit fu' a mighty gloomy day 36525
87: Christmas Step wid de banjo an' glide wid de fiddle, 20725
88: Christmas Carol Ring out, ye bells! 36455
89: Christmas In The Heart The snow lies deep upon the ground, 32537
90: Circumstances Alter Cases Tim Murphy's gon' walkin' wid Maggie O'Neill, 40453
91: Columbian Ode Four hundred years ago a tangled waste 36470
92: Communion In the silence of my heart, 48560
93: Comparison The sky of brightest gray seems dark 10468
94: Compensation Because I had loved so deeply, 8482
95: Confessional Search thou my heart; 20486
96: Conscience And Remorse Good-bye," I said to my conscience-- 12496
97: Curiosity Mammy's in de kitchen, an' de do' is shet; 33499
98: Curtain Villain shows his indiscretion, 8476
99: Dat Ol' Mare O' Mine Want to trade me, do you, mistah? Oh, well, now, I reckon not, 42501
100: Dawn An angel, robed in spotless white, 4760
101: Day The gray dawn on the mountain top 8481
102: De Critters' Dance Ain't nobody nevah tol' you not a wo'd a-tall, 44433
103: De Way T'ings Come De way t'ings come, hit seems to me, 32515
104: Deacon Jones' Grievance I've been watchin' of 'em, parson, 72466
105: Dead A knock is at her door, but she is weak; 14506
106: Death Storm and strife and stress, 12496
107: Dely Jes' lak toddy wahms you thoo' 56515
108: Despair Let me close the eyes of my soul 9464
109: Differences My neighbor lives on the hill, 24464
110: Dinah Kneading Dough I have seen full many a sight 24421
111: Diplomacy Tell your love where the roses blow, 9452
112: Dirge Place this bunch of mignonette 42542
113: Dirge For A Soldier In the east the morning comes, 48491
114: Disappointed An old man planted and dug and tended, 18484
115: Discovered Seen you down at chu'ch las' night, 24444
116: Distinction "I am but clay," the sinner plead, 4544
117: Douglass Ah, Douglass, we have fall'n on evil days, 14533
118: Dream Song I Long years ago, within a distant clime, 16523
119: Dream Song II Pray, what can dreams avail 12524
120: Dreamin' Town Come away to dreamin' town, 31488
121: Dreams Dream on, for dreams are sweet: 16479
122: Dreams What dreams we have and how they fly 16531
123: Drizzle Hit's been drizzlin' an' been sprinklin', 32422
124: Encouraged Because you love me I have much achieved, 4499
125: Encouragement Who dat knockin' at de do'? 54446
126: Equipment With what thou gavest me, O Master, 16444
127: Ere Sleep Comes Down To Soothe The Weary Eyes Ere sleep comes down to soothe the weary eyes, 54465
128: Evening The moon begins her stately ride 12448
129: Expectation You'll be wonderin' whut's de reason 40457
130: Faith I's a-gittin' weary of de way dat people do, 24461
131: Farewell To Arcady With sombre mien, the Evening gray 21426
132: Fishing Wen I git up in de mo'nin' an' de clouds is big an' black, 40523
133: Foolin' Wid De Seasons Seems lak folks is mighty curus 48550
134: For The Man Who Fails The world is a snob, and the man who wins 12491
135: Forever I had not known before 16405
136: Frederick Douglass A hush is over all the teeming lists, 62481
137: From The Porch At Runnymede I stand above the city's rush and din, 16398
138: Fulfilment. I grew a rose once more to please mine eyes. 12404
139: Good-Night The lark is silent in his nest, 12409
140: Growin' Gray Hello, ole man, you're a-gittin' gray, 27419
141: Harriet Beecher Stowe She told the story, and the whole world wept 14437
142: He Had His Dream He had his dream, and all through life, 20492
143: Her Thought And His The gray of the sea, and the gray of the sky, 12390
144: Hope De dog go howlin' 'long de road, 24427
145: How Lucy Backslid De times is mighty stirrin' 'mong de people up ouah way, 92447
146: How Shall I Woo Thee How shall I woo thee to win thee, mine own? 18482
147: Hunting Song Tek a cool night, good an' cleah, 48440
148: Hymn When storms arise 18486
149: Hymn O li'l' lamb out in de col', 24465
150: If If life were but a dream, my Love, 16491
151: In An English Garden In this old garden, fair, I walk to-day 14465
152: In August When August days are hot an' dry, 24471
153: In May Oh to have you in May, 12451
154: In Summer Oh, summer has clothed the earth 32516
155: In Summer Time When summer time has come, and all 46491
156: In The Morning 'Lias! 'Lias! Bless de Lawd! 48417
157: In The Tents Of Akbar In the tents of Akbar 60427
158: Inspiration At the golden gate of song 12411
159: Invitation To Love Come when the nights are bright with stars 20467
160: Ione Ah, yes, 't is sweet still to remember, 261434
161: Itching Heels Fu' de peace o' my eachin' heels, set down; 24431
162: James Whitcomb Riley No matter what you call it, 36510
163: Jealous Hyeah come Cæsar Higgins, 32471
164: Jilted Lucy done gone back on me, 24446
165: Joggin' Erlong De da'kest hour, dey allus say, 30414
166: Johnny Speaks The sand-man he's a jolly old fellow, 10413
167: Just Whistle A Bit Just whistle a bit, if the day be dark, 32410
168: Keep A Song Up On De Way Oh, de clouds is mighty heavy 33453
169: Keep A-Pluggin' Away I've a humble little motto 40475
170: Kidnaped I held my heart so far from harm, 16507
171: L'Envoi. Oh, awful Power whose works repel 4506
172: Li'L' Gal Oh, de weathah it is balmy an' de breeze is sighin' low. 24421
173: Life A crust of bread and a corner to sleep in, 10547
174: Life's Tragedy It may be misery not to sing at all 16448
175: Limitations Ef you's only got de powah fe' to blow a little whistle, 18392
176: Lincoln Hurt was the nation with a mighty wound, 18418
177: Little Brown Baby Little brown baby wif spa'klin' eyes, 32446
178: Little Lucy Landman Oh, the day has set me dreaming 40461
179: Liza May Little brown face full of smiles, 60405
180: Lonesome Mother's gone a-visitin' to spend a month er two, 30442
181: Long Ago De ol' time's gone, de new time's hyeah 36442
182: Longing If you could sit with me beside the sea to-day, 12484
183: Love A life was mine full of the close concern 14580
184: Love And Grief Out of my heart, one treach'rous winter's day, 7565
185: Love Despoiled As lone I sat one summer's day, 15430
186: Love's Apotheosis Love me. I care not what the circling years 24576
187: Love's Castle Key and bar, key and bar, 16475
188: Love's Chastening Once Love grew bold and arrogant of air, 7444
189: Love's Draft The draft of love was cool and sweet 8406
190: Love's Humility As some rapt gazer on the lowly earth, 4587
191: Love's Phases Love hath the wings of the butterfly, 24470
192: Love's Pictures Like the blush upon the rose 24474
193: Love's Seasons When the bees are humming in the honeysuckle vine 16460
194: Love-Song If Death should claim me for her own to-day, 16439
195: Lover's Lane Summah night an' sighin' breeze, 40489
196: Lullaby Bedtime's come fu' little boys. 40480
197: Lyrics Of Love And Sorrow Love is the light of the world, my dear, 56492
198: Mare Rubrum In Life's Red Sea with faith I plant my feet, 14463
199: Melancholia Silently without my window, 56399
200: Merry Autumn It's all a farce,--these tales they tell 40411
201: Misapprehension Out of my heart, one day, I wrote a song, 11439
202: Morning The mist has left the greening plain, 16435
203: Morning Song Of Love Darling, my darling, my heart is on the wing, 16450
204: Mortality Ashes to ashes, dust unto dust, 12456
205: My Corn-Cob Pipe Men may sing of their Havanas, elevating to the stars 16451
206: My Lady Of Castle Grand Gray is the palace where she dwells, 32420
207: My Little March Girl Come to the pane, draw the curtain apart, 24415
208: My Sort O' Man I don't believe in 'ristercrats 64459
209: My Sweet Brown Gal W'en de clouds is hangin' heavy in de sky, 20518
210: Nature And Art The young queen Nature, ever sweet and fair, 28486
211: Night Silence, and whirling worlds afar 8441
212: Night Of Love The moon has left the sky, love, 24435
213: Night, Dim Night Night, dim night, and it rains, my love, it rains, 10529
214: Noddin' By De Fire Some folks t'inks hit's right an' p'opah, 32439
215: Noon Shadder in de valley 32416
216: Nora: A Serenade Ah, Nora, my Nora, the light fades away, 20481
217: Not They Who Soar Not they who soar, but they who plod 15498
218: Nutting Song The November sun invites me, 32384
219: October October is the treasurer of the year, 24433
220: Ode For Memorial Day Done are the toils and the wearisome marches, 36518
221: Ode To Ethiopia O Mother Race! to thee I bring 48581
222: On A Clean Book - To F. N. Like sea-washed sand upon the shore, 8458
223: On The Death Of W. C. Thou arrant robber, Death! 23441
224: On The Dedication Of Dorothy Hall - Tuskegee, Ala., April 22, 1901. Not to the midnight of the gloomy past, 24457
225: On The River The sun is low, 24505
226: On The Road I 's boun' to see my gal to-night 32435
227: On The Sea Wall I sit upon the old sea wall, 36465
228: One Life Oh, I am hurt to death, my Love; 30427
229: Opportunity Granny's gone a-visitin', 40447
230: Over The Hills Over the hills and the valleys of dreaming 8501
231: Parted De breeze is blowin' 'cross de bay. 30465
232: Parted She wrapped her soul in a lace of lies, 8414
233: Passion And Love A maiden wept and, as a comforter, 14533
234: Philosophy I been t'inkin' 'bout de preachah; whut he said de othah night, 16439
235: Phyllis Phyllis, ah, Phyllis, my life is a gray day, 15436
236: Poor Withered Rose Poor withered rose, she gave it me, 24449
237: Possession Whose little lady is you, chile, 40440
238: Possum Ef dey 's anyt'ing dat riles me 32456
239: Possum Trot I've journeyed 'roun' consid'able, a-seein' men an' things, 46521
240: Precedent The poor man went to the rich man's doors, 4468
241: Premonition Dear heart, good-night! 24415
242: Preparation The little bird sits in the nest and sings 8465
243: Prometheus Prometheus stole from Heaven the sacred fire 20427
244: Promise I grew a rose within a garden fair, 12441
245: Protest Who say my hea't ain't true to you? 24480
246: Puttin' The Baby Away Eight of 'em hyeah all tol' an' yet 40412
247: Rain-Songs The rain streams down like harp-strings from the sky; 8522
248: Religion I am no priest of crooks nor creeds, 15482
249: Reluctance Will I have some mo' dat pie? 42468
250: Remembered She sang, and I listened the whole song thro'. 20440
251: Reponse When Phyllis sighs and from her eyes 12377
252: Resignation Long had I grieved at what I deemed abuse; 4493
253: Retort Thou art a fool," said my head to my heart 10448
254: Retrospection When you and I were young, the days 55417
255: Riding To Town When labor is light and the morning is fair, 32443
256: Right's Security What if the wind do howl without, 24431
257: Robert Gould Shaw Why was it that the thunder voice of Fate 14452
258: Roses Oh, wind of the spring-time, oh, free wind of May, 15444
259: Roses And Pearls Your spoken words are roses fine and sweet, 8367
260: Scamp Ain't it nice to have a mammy 39476
261: She Gave Me A Rose She gave a rose, 18652
262: She Told Her Beads She told her beads with down-cast eyes, 12437
263: Ships That Pass In The Night Out in the sky the great dark clouds are massing; 15487
264: Signs Of The Times Air a-gittin' cool an' coolah, 40428
265: Silence 'T is better to sit here beside the sea, 4458
266: Slow Through The Dark Slow moves the pageant of a climbing race; 14474
267: Snowin' Dey is snow upon de meddahs, dey is snow upon de hill, 32456
268: Soliloquy Of A Turkey Dey 's a so't o' threatenin' feelin' in de blowin' of de breeze, 32433
269: Song My heart to thy heart, My hand to thine; 12515
270: Song A bee that was searching for sweets one day 211194
271: Song Bird of my lady's bower, Sing her a song; 24439
272: Song Wintah, summah, snow er shine, 16453
273: Song Of Summer Dis is gospel weathah sho' 32434
274: Sonnet - On An Old Book With Uncut Leaves Emblem of blasted hope and lost desire, 14395
275: Speakin' At De Cou'T-House Dey been speakin' at de cou't-house, 48431
276: Speakin' O' Christmas Breezes blowin' middlin' brisk, 64394
277: Spring Fever Grass commence a-comin' 40396
278: Spring Song A blue-bell springs upon the ledge, 18889
279: Sunset The river sleeps beneath the sky, 14463
280: Suppose If 'twere fair to suppose 14434
281: Sympathy I know what the caged bird feels, alas! 21435
282: Temptation I done got 'uligion, honey, an' I 's happy ez a king; 24464
283: The Awakening I did not know that life could be so sweet, 8447
284: The Barrier The Midnight wooed the Morning-Star, 20390
285: The Black Troops In Cuba Round the wide earth, from the red field your valour has won, 24443
286: The Bohemian Bring me the livery of no other man. 6388
287: The Boogah Man W'en de evenin' shadders 44508
288: The Capture Duck come switchin' 'cross de lot 24413
289: The Change Love used to carry a bow, you know, 16493
290: The Change Has Come The change has come, and Helen sleeps 14423
291: The Chase The wind told the little leaves to hurry, 8385
292: The Colored Band Wen de colo'ed ban' comes ma'chin' down de street, 28458
293: The Colored Soldiers If the muse were mine to tempt it 80419
294: The Corn-Stalk Fiddle When the corn 's all cut and the bright stalks shine 42459
295: The Crisis A man of low degree was sore oppressed, 24499
296: The Dance Heel and toe, heel and toe, 24443
297: The Death Of The First Born Cover him over with daisies white 24395
298: The Debt This is the debt I pay 12457
299: The Delinquent Goo'-by, Jinks, I got to hump, 26435
300: The Deserted Plantation Oh, de grubbin'-hoe 's a-rustin' in de co'nah, 36459
301: The Dilettante: A Modern Type He scribbles some in prose and verse, 16388
302: The Discovery These are the days of elfs and fays: 27429
303: The Disturber Oh, what shall I do? I am wholly upset; 32488
304: The Dove Out of the sunshine and out of the heat, 8456
305: The Dreamer Temples he built and palaces of air, 14576
306: The End Of The Chapter Ah, yes, the chapter ends to-day; 28451
307: The Farm Child's Lullaby Oh, the little bird is rocking in the cradle of the wind, 24440
308: The Fisher Child's Lullaby The wind is out in its rage to-night, 24441
309: The Forest Greeting Good hunting!--aye, good hunting, 24455
310: The Fount Of Tears All hot and grimy from the road, 24429
311: The Garret Within a London garret high, 32363
312: The Gourd In the heavy earth the miner 40535
313: The Haunted Oak Pray why are you so bare, so bare, 64451
314: The King Is Dead Aye, lay him in his grave, the old dead year! 20495
315: The Knight Our good knight, Ted, girds his broadsword on 18445
316: The Lapse This poem must be done to-day; 41391
317: The Lawyers' Ways I 've been list'nin' to them lawyers 32452
318: The Lesson My cot was down by a cypress grove, 24507
319: The Lily Of The Valley Sweetest of the flowers a-blooming 28406
320: The Looking-Glass Dinah stan' befo' de glass, 24447
321: The Lover And The Moon A lover whom duty called over the wave, 56474
322: The Master-Player An old, worn harp that had been played 10432
323: The Masters Oh, who is the Lord of the land of life, 16425
324: The Meadow Lark Though the winds be dank, 24416
325: The Memory Of Martha Out in de night a sad bird moans, 27427
326: The Monk's Walk In this sombre garden close 44466
327: The Murdered Lover Say a mass for my soul's repose, my brother, 32451
328: The Mystery I was not; now I am--a few days hence 20477
329: The Mystic Sea The smell of the sea in my nostrils, 16443
330: The News Whut dat you whisperin' keepin' f'om me? 20515
331: The Ol' Tunes You kin talk about yer anthems 56456
332: The Old Apple-Tree There's a memory keeps a-runnin' 72479
333: The Old Cabin In de dead of night I sometimes, 48440
334: The Old Front Gate W'en daih 's chillun in de house, 40478
335: The Old Homestead Tis an old deserted homestead 40486
336: The Paradox I am the mother of sorrows, 32479
337: The Party Dey had a gread big pahty down to Tom's de othah night; 102433
338: The Path There are no beaten paths to Glory's height, 14425
339: The Phantom Kiss One night in my room, still and beamless, 24468
340: The Photograph See dis pictyah in my han'? 28453
341: The Place Where The Rainbow Ends There's a fabulous story 36454
342: The Plantation Child's Lullaby Wintah time hit comin' 40398
343: The Poet He sang of life, serenely sweet, 8450
344: The Poet And His Song A song is but a little thing, 32501
345: The Poet And The Baby How's a man to write a sonnet, can you tell, 15529
346: The Pool By the pool that I see in my dreams, dear love, 12427
347: The Quilting Dolly sits a-quilting by her mother, stich by stitch, 6398
348: The Real Question Folks is talkin' 'bout de money, 'bout de silvah an' de gold; 12507
349: The Right To Die I have no fancy for that ancient cant 18429
350: The Rising Of The Storm The lake's dark breast Is all unrest, 54496
351: The Rivals T was three an' thirty year ago, 104406
352: The River Of Ruin Along by the river of ruin 25460
353: The Sand-Man I know a man 18424
354: The Secret What says the wind to the waving trees? 18458
355: The Seedling As a quiet little seedling 32586
356: The Song My soul, lost in the music's mist, 32413
357: The Sparrow A little bird, with plumage brown, 16479
358: The Spellin'-Bee I never shall furgit that night when father hitched up Dobbin, 94394
359: The Stirrup Cup Come, drink a stirrup cup with me, 21456
360: The Sum A little dreaming by the way, 16496
361: The Tryst De night creep down erlong de lan', 32567
362: The Turning Of The Babies In The Bed Woman's sho' a cur'ous critter, an' dey ain't no doubtin' dat. 24424
363: The Unlucky Apple Twas the apple that in Eden 8442
364: The Unsung Heroes A song for the unsung heroes who rose in the country's need, 32457
365: The Valse When to sweet music my lady is dancing 24423
366: The Veteran Underneath the autumn sky, 40451
367: The Visitor Little lady at de do', 32395
368: The Voice Of The Banjo In a small and lonely cabin out of noisy traffic's way, 24436
369: The Warrior's Prayer Long since, in sore distress, I heard one pray, 24428
370: The Wind And The Sea I stood by the shore at the death of day, 56411
371: The Wooing A youth went faring up and down, 40445
372: The Wraith Ah me, it is cold and chill 28432
373: Then And Now He loved her, and through many years, 16455
374: Theology There is a heaven, for ever, day by day, 4483
375: Thou Art My Lute Thou art my lute, by thee I sing, 16412
376: Till The Wind Gets Right Oh the breeze is blowin' balmy 24452
377: Time To Tinker 'Roun'! Summah's nice, wif sun a-shinin', 32499
378: To A Captious Critic Dear critic, who my lightness so deplores, 4471
379: To A Dead Friend It is as if a silver chord 16444
380: To A Lady Playing The Harp Thy tones are silver melted into sound, 24455
381: To A Violet Found On All Saints' Day Belated wanderer of the ways of spring, 16412
382: To An Ingrate This is to-day, a golden summer's day 16407
383: To Dan Step me now a bridal measure, 28389
384: To E. H. K. On The Receipt Of A Familiar Poem To me, like hauntings of a vagrant breath 14376
385: To Her Your presence like a benison to me 12467
386: To J. Q. What are the things that make life bright? 8369
387: To Louise Oh, the poets may sing of their Lady Irenes, 32414
388: To Pfrimmer Driftwood gathered here and there 14355
389: To The Eastern Shore I 's feelin' kin' o' lonesome in my little room to-night, 24501
390: To The Memory Of Mary Young God has his plans, and what if we 40400
391: To The Miami Kiss me, Miami, thou most constant one! 42400
392: To The Road Cool is the wind, for the summer is waning, 24441
393: To The South On Its New Slavery Heart of the Southland, heed me pleading now, 80455
394: Trouble In De Kitchen Dey was oncet a awful quoil 'twixt de skillet an' de pot; 16440
395: Twell De Night Is Pas' All de night long twell de moon goes down, 16378
396: Twilight Twixt a smile and a tear, 8432
397: Two Little Boots Two little boots all rough an' wo', 48484
398: Unexpressed Deep in my heart that aches with the repression, 12451
399: Vagrants Long time ago, we two set out, 24582
400: Vengeance Is Sweet When I was young I longed for Love, 16422
401: W'En I Gits Home It's moughty tiahsome layin' 'roun' 25396
402: Wadin' In De Crick Days git wa'm an' wa'mah, 48455
403: Waiting The sun has slipped his tether 32442
404: We Wear The Mask We wear the mask that grins and lies, 15487
405: Weltschmertz You ask why I am sad to-day, 40506
406: What's The Use What's the use o' folks a-frownin' 15391
407: When A Feller's Itchin' To Be Spanked W'en us fellers stomp around, makin' lots o' noise, 35441
408: When All Is Done When all is done, and my last word is said, 17468
409: When Dey 'Listed Colored Soldiers Dey was talkin' in de cabin, dey was talkin' in de hall; 40456
410: When Malindy Sings G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy 72405
411: When Sam'L Sings Hyeah dat singin' in de medders 48470
412: When The Old Man Smokes In the forenoon's restful quiet, 56407
413: When Winter Darkening All Around When winter covering all the ground 16413
414: Whip-Poor-Will And Katy-Did Slow de night 's a-fallin', 24522
415: Whistling Sam I has hyeahd o' people dancin' an' I 's hyeahd o' people singin'. 38445
416: Whittier Not o'er thy dust let there be spent 16439
417: Why Fades A Dream? Why fades a dream? 18438
418: Winter's Approach De sun hit shine an' de win' hit blow, 18510
419: Winter-Song Oh, who would be sad tho' the sky be a-graying, 14500
420: With The Lark Night is for sorrow and dawn is for joy, 18426
421: Worn Out You bid me hold my peace 24477
422: Yesterday And To-Morrow Yesterday I held your hand, 24498




About:
Paul Laurence Dunbar was a seminal American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dunbar gained national recognition for his 1896 Lyrics of a Lowly Life, one poem in the collection being Ode to Ethiopia.


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