Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Unexpressed
... What boots it that some other may have thought it ...
A Coquette Conquered
... Ain't gwine ma'y younuffin' de kin' ...
Little Lucy Landman
... But the glance of love's sweet sunlight ...
Encouraged
... Had you despised me then I must have failed, ...
A Plantation Melody
... " De lightnin' flash, de bough sway low, ...
Faith
... W'en de snow hit git to flyin', dat's de Mastah's own desiah, ...
Equipment
... And these sad hands have right to tell their story, ...
A Starry Night
... So they rushed to the azure op'ning, ...
The Paradox
... I'll guide thy footsteps and lead thee ...
Dely
... Good an' bad ones, great an' small, ...
Love's Draft
... It will consume me through and through, ...
To J.Q.
... WHAT are the things that make life bright ...
At the Tavern
... For a drink more kind than a priest, my dear, ...
A Career
... The rocks o'erwhelmed, their banks defied,-- ...
The Memory Of Martha
... W'en dey sees yo' face a-shinin', den dey'll know ...
