Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar
To The Miami
... Throbs fast my heart e'en as thine own breast beats ...
The Wind And The Sea
... Then he spoke to the wind: "Friend, seest thou not ...
Precedent
... "I will send my dogs to lick your sores!" ...
Booker T. Washington
... But to snatch glory from the hands of blame-- ...
Breaking The Charm
... " Course I knowed that she 'd insist,-- ...
Two Little Boots
... W'en you tu'ned dese champeens loose ...
Longing
... I think I should not find the clouds so dim and gray, ...
Response
... My heart through love-lit woodland aisles, ...
Noddin' By De Fire
... SOME folks t'inks hit's right an' p'opah, ...
In The Tents Of Akbar
... Those half-dead who have wandered, ...
Behind The Arras
... Poor fooled and foolish soul! Know now that death ...
The Real Question
... While de price o' coal is risin' an' dey 's two months' rent dat 's due ...
The Valse
... Dance, for the moments like rose leaves are falling, ...
The Knight
... What tho' no edge the broadsword hath ...
The Wooing
... "Why, since you are so bold," she said, ...
