Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Foolin' Wid De Seasons
... Why won't folks gin up dey plannin', ...
Remembered
... She sang, and the song trembled down to my breast,-- ...
The Warrior's Prayer
... But mine shall be the warrior's plea to thee-- ...
Promise
... Too late! Some thoughtless child had plucked my rose and fled! ...
Sympathy
... When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass, ...
The Made to Order Smile
... As you breathe some pretty sentence, though she hates you all the while, ...
Right's Security
... Though single, he must front the throng, ...
A Negro Love Song
... An' she answe'd, "'Cose I do"— ...
To The Road
... Sun-flecked and soft, where the dead leaves are raining, ...
The Chase
... And the old tree grieves, and the little leaves ...
Speakin' O' Christmas
... Not smoothed over, but jest specked, ...
Night of Love
... s law, love, Though just it may not seem, ...
The Haunted Oak
... And why, when I go through the shade you throw, ...
The Corn-Stalk Fiddle
... s dance, And they wait for the well-known twist and twiddle, ...
Life's Tragedy
... But by what kept us from that perfect thing ...
