Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar
The Deserted Plantation
... So I'll stay an' watch de deah ole place an' tend it ...
Toast to Dayton
... Changeless still, though fate and fashion ...
Reluctance
... Wish you 'd say dat you 'd be mine ...
Religion
... humanity Needs more and Heaven less from thee ...
Mortality
... Earth, the great mother, has called him again: ...
Day
... The Sun God wakes, a bluebird trills, ...
Her Thoughts And His
... The gleam on the waves and the light on the land, ...
On The River
... The spotted bullfrog's croak is heard ...
The Disturber
... That you 're aye bringing forth with the glance of your eye ...
Ode to Ethiopia
... From bards who from thy root shall spring, ...
The Dilettante: A Modern Type
... While his mamma looks pleased and proud, ...
Emancipation
... Look to the heights that are worth your attaining ...
Philosophy
... Dat 's all right, I ain't a-sputin' not a t'ing dat soun's lak fac', ...
Drizzle
... HIT'S been drizzlin' an' been sprinklin', ...
The End Of The Chapter
... But brought it grief or brought it bliss, ...
