Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Liza May
... Liza May. You have caught the gleam and glow ...
The Secret
... Of the flowers that said "Good-bye, good-bye" ...
Night, Dim Night
... Heart, my heart, thou art mournful in the rain, ...
At Sunset Time
... But time has wrought a subtle change, ...
The Mystery
... some Power Or lack of power says "no" to all I would ...
Temptation
... Gwine to keep my eyes right straight up, gwine to shet my eahs, an' see ...
Joggin' Erlong
... Den, des' keep on a-joggin' wid a little bit o' song, ...
Soliloquy Of A Turkey
... Fu' dey 's too much close ertention--an' dey's too much fallin' snow-- ...
Whip-Poor-Will And Katy-Did
... 'Deed hit 's mo' den I kin stan' ...
To A Violet Found On All Saint's Day
... "Life lives through death, my brother, all is good ...
When The Old Man Smokes
... How his young heart throbbed, and pained him! ...
A Death Song
... Let me settle w'en my shouldahs draps dey load ...
Twilight
... 'Twixt the day and the dark, ...
Forever
... But hopes and trusts and doubts and fears, ...
To An Ingrate
... From that half height where I had sadly climbed, ...