Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar
A Misty Day
... My thoughts fly back from the chill without, ...
Ships that Pass in the Night
... And but its ghost doth reach that vessel, passing, passing ...
The Path
... But he who craves the flower of life full-blown, ...
Death
... Night is the flitting breath, ...
When de Co'n Pone's Hot
... An' I've hyeahd o' lots o' prayers, ...
Song (Wintah, summah, snow er shine)
... Bird-song, breeze-wail, chune er moan, ...
The Boogah Man
... Hide yo' little peepers 'hind yo' han' ...
Dat Ol' Mare O' Mine
... Dat's a ring-bone, yes, you right, suh, an' she got a on'ry knee, ...
Life
... With a smile to warm and the tears to refresh us ...
A Frolic
... Reckon you'll be cotched an' kissed ...
Little Brown Baby
... Wisht you could allus know ease an' cleah skies ...
Signs of the Times
... Look hyeah, Tu'key, stop dat gobblin', ...
Invitation to Love
... Come when the year's first blossom blows, ...
Nutting Song
... All life's cares and griefs outshutting, ...
Mare Rubrum
... When Pharaoh's host behind them, fierce and fleet, ...
